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CHARLIE PICKERING

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ALICE IN FRAMES: THE FEED

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This week’s cover star, Charlie Pickering, was destined for a career in law before he decided to unleash his comic genius and follow his childhood dream. Now he’s one of our most successful media personalities, with his own TV show and production company.

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The brussels sprouts of reality, the kale of consequence, are made as digestible as fairy bread while trotting along with a unicorn through a lilac wood.

It’s no coincidence many of the most-loved children’s books have at their heart characters who are displaced, marginalised, lost, lonely and generally misunderstood.

It is 30 years since Roald Dahl sat down to write the first draft of Matilda.

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And care they did, with the book selling many millions of copies, winning hearts across nations after it was eventually published in 1988 – two years before its author died.

Inevitably, in 1996 came the movie starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman as Matilda’s parents and Mara Wilson as the child star.

Now, at long last, Matilda, the universally acclaimed musical with songs by our own wild-haired genius Tim Minchin, is about to open in Melbourne.

The musician and comedian has described Matilda as “an avatar for all our ambitions when we are little and powerless. She’s perfect in the face of the horrible people around her”.

Psychological studies have shown that when reading about characters we love, we subconsciously adopt their behaviour and become a little more like them.

While that makes me somewhere between a hobbit and Hercule Poirot, Tim … well, he’s been immersed in Matilda for more than five years now.

He may not be able to perform telekinesis but he can certainly help shift attitudes and generate debate, as demonstrated by his satirical song calling for Cardinal George Pell to return to Australia to give evidence before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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Charlie Pickering fell hard for television early: “When I was a kid I remember the last episode of M*A*S*H going to air (Goodbye, Farewell and Amen) Amen and my parents having a M*A*S*H party where all their friends dressed up in army fatigues and drank martinis,” he says.

“And I was in the army gear because I’d watched M*A*S*H with my folks. And that was the most-watched piece of scripted television.

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hat was a cultural moment that heaps of people had in common. TV is experienced differently now. People see a moment on YouTube … but I do still believe that you can make great art in television. Television is capable of magic still.”

It’s this belief that keeps Charlie striving to get better.

We’re in a production office near the ABC studios in Elsternwick. It’s just after nine in the morning and Charlie has a big production day ahead for his news observation show The Weekly Weekly.

But first it’s a coffee and some thoughts on how he managed to go from that little kid understanding that big TV moment and dreaming of life as a comedian to owning the production company that makes the show he writes and presents. And working for a network that encourages him to do the best he can. The 12-year-old Charlie would have had a name for this: nirvana.

“I’ve been amazed at the lack of interference from the ABC,” he says. “The freedom. There has never been a moment where the network has tried to say, ‘You’ve gone too far’.

“We’re encouraged to give the viewers the best television we can possibly make. We’re encouraged to challenge ourselves and to make it funnier. We’re encouraged to think the most of our viewers.”

And he is relishing freedom from some of the pressures inherent in working in commercial television.

“I walked away from a career in the law to be a

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doing articles at a law firm. He was 23. “I have a law degree. I bought a suit. And had a security pass for a week. My wife’s an actual lawyer so I’m very careful to say I am not a lawyer.

“I realised quickly that it wasn’t going to make me happy. I got there, it was a great firm. I was getting in as early as I could and leaving as late as I could to try and impress people. And I noticed that the partners in the corner offices were there before I got there and left after I left and I never saw them smile once.

“I’m naturally competitive and so I’m thinking, ‘In 10 years’ time I want to be one of those guys’. That’s what success is in this environment. And the more I looked at them the more I thought, ‘If I spend 10 years to become sad in a corner and not seeing my family, then that’s a terrible strategy’.”

Even though he left the law swiftly, he still has regrets.

“I wish I’d been more serious about comedy sooner.”

Sooner than 23? “I know that sounds strange, but a good friend of mine Josh Thomas pretty much went from high school to doing comedy … there are times when I think, ‘I wish I’d backed what I knew’.”

After years of stand-up, Charlie was selected in 2009 to host Channel Ten’s The Project, bringing his dry

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comedian,” he says. “Probably part of that was so that my decisions weren’t made just because of business, they were made creatively. So I feel much more at home at the ABC, where the only stakeholder you have is the viewer.”

Charlie’s creative control is boosted further by his role as executive producer of The Weekly and as a partner in the company, Thinkative, that makes it. “That changes the dynamic again,” he says.

Is his law degree useful? “To the extent that I know to get other people to look over the contract instead of me.”

Charlie, 38, grew up in Brighton “smaller than other kids”. But that didn’t get in the way of sport: cricket, hockey and basketball. “I was very serious about cricket.” But it was comedy he loved most. “From the age of 12, I secretly knew I wanted to be a comedian.

But when your parents have worked really hard to send you to an expensive school, you can’t tell them that you’re going to take all that and channel it into a comedy career.”

Which is precisely what he ended up doing. After completing a law degree, Charlie spent just one week

humour and sharp observations to a national audience.

He spent five years at the desk, working with Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes and Carrie Bickmore. He quit in 2014 feeling “compromised by commercial decisions”.

Charlie had expressed deep misgivings about an interview the show conducted with Kim Duthie, the “St Kilda schoolgirl” involved in the 2011 sex scandal – a minor unaccompanied by an adult, who, still being filmed after she thought the interview was over, admitted she’d lied through the interview. It was a low point for the program and Charlie knew it.

The fail stung, and he wasn’t going to let it happen again. Charlie and Carrie Bickmore later got their way when producers lined up an interview with 2Day FM DJ Mel Greig after the “royal prank call”. Last April Charlie said: “Carrie and I spent the entire day fighting it … We were able to win that fight, but once again it damages your relationship with your organisation.”

He says now: “It’s never easy to communicate to the people who own the cameras and are your bosses that you’re not comfortable doing something. I owed it to the audience and to myself enough to not be someone I wasn’t.”

Not that he regrets his time with Ten. “I loved the team at The Project,” he says. “Channel Ten was the first network to take a risk on me as new talent and in one 12-month period they made me a co-host on

Your Generation and made me host on The Project. That is a huge risk to take … Credit to them. I will never forget that.”

Creative differences weren’t the only reason Charlie wanted to leave The Project. He and his wife, Sarah Krasnostein, were about to have their first child (now 18 months). Charlie didn’t want to be absent. “I hadn’t had a baby yet so I had no idea what that reality is like. Now I do. (For privacy, Charlie asks media not to mention the gender of their child).

“I never wanted to be the kind of parent who wasn’t around. I never wanted to put the pressure on my partner who has two flourishing careers herself to expect that she would have to do dinner and bath every night because I was working nine to five. For many years my wife and I had never really had dinner at dinner time because I would be home late from work every night.”

There was a cost to that. “I don’t like the term work-life balance; to me it’s just about being mindful of priorities. I want to be present raising my child. I want to be a present partner in my relationship and that is as important as having my stupid mug on TV.” Parenthood? “Love it. I wanted to be a good parent as much as I wanted to make good television. And wanted to be a good husband.”

Charlie and Sarah, a lawyer and author, were married three years ago. “She’s writing a biography of a woman and she has a publishing deal in the UK and US. She’s a very good writer.”

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e remains inspired by his comedic heroes, such as TV presenter Jon Stewart and writers Bill Bryson and Clive James. “Clive James, since I was a kid, was the best thing and he still is.

Utterly remarkable.”

He grew up loving Clive James’ New Year’s Eve specials on television and there were echoes of his idol in The Yearly, Charlie’s end-of-year review that screened last Yearly December. It was tight, intelligent and funny television.

I happily watched it twice and reflected that the host is a man in charge of his material, marrying thoughtful commentary with jokes. He shouldn’t feel awkward mentioning Clive James in the same breath.

“I had as a kid watched him do the New Year’s Eve specials and I thought, ‘God I’d love to do that’,” Charlie says. “What Clive James and I have in common is … not a lot, he’s in a whole other stratosphere. He never saw low culture and high culture. All things are culture. And that is a product of a classical education … There shouldn’t be anything you think is beneath you to talk about.”

The Weekly is a strong presence on the ABC’s Wednesday schedule. A highlight has been Charlie’s left-field interviews, including with a darkly amusing Harrison Ford who “got” the humour of the show and played along with Charlie’s teasing about the actor being accident-prone. “I came out thinking, ‘That was a real moment, something unexpected happened’.”

Away from work Charlie likes long rides on his bike.

His favourite trip is riding to Kinglake, 46 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. “Once you have a baby those rides have to get shorter because you haven’t got four hours to ride up a mountain any more.”

He watches any news and loves reading history books.

“I love good television, old and new. Always been a passion. I know everyone binges but I really like to try and curate my viewing and seek out really great things to watch, really great comedy.

“Zach Galifianakis and Louis C.K. have collaborated on a show called Baskets. I think it might be the most beautiful piece of comedy I’ve seen on television for years. It is art. Television as art. I still have a belief that TV can do that, even given the fracturing and download platforms.”

A producer opens the door and nods to Charlie. It’s time to get back to work. As long as he believes that television is still capable of magic, Charlie will be in there working.

“Making television is what I always wanted to do,” he says. “So I will hang on to that with both hands and tight as I can.” ● pwilmoth@theweeklyreview.com.au MARCH 9, 2016 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 11

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he invitation said black tie and I nearly fainted. It’s been years since I’ve put myself in water-wave taffeta. What on earth does one wear to a fancy event in a period of one’s life when clothing choices are determined by whether or not they cover certain and several parts of your body?

Anything sleeveless, backless, tummy-hugging and too short is out, which is pretty much everything in formal wear.

The list of things I couldn’t and shouldn’t wear is so long I often feel like a private-school kid trying to find something that’s on the headmaster’s list of appropriate clothing for the school social. So cut-outs and peek-a-boo holes are off the list. No one wants to see a middle-aged lady’s side boobs. In fact, I don’t even know if middle-aged women have them.

Anyway, in need of this fancy kind of dress, I went into the city to have a look. I went straight to a big department store and up the escalators to the expensive bit where a lot of gorgeous young kids dressed to the nines asked me if I was having a good day.

Champagne and coffee bars were scattered all over the place, clearly for that strange category of person who enjoys shopping as a pastime and does it for fun rather than in desperation and a state of panic because they have an event that requires them to wear something they do not already have in their wardrobe.

The first thing I saw was a divine Valentino dress. It was chained to the hanger and the tag said POA, so I gave it a wide berth.

I then found a few vague possibilities that had sleeves and backs and I trekked off to the changing rooms, because getting tangled up in expensive dresses with security chains attached is an experience I’ve always wanted to have.

Midway through the ordeal, the gorgeous shop attendant told me I had great legs and I needed to show them off, which was a good call and will go down on my list of excellent memories. Yes, I am aware that this was, in actuality, a classic fashion moment where a canny shop assistant encouraged someone squeezed into a size-too-small satin thing to look at something less flamboyant and more age-appropriate. Just focus on your legs was

a good way of saying: Madam, you don’t look very good in that at all.

In the end he found me a lovely, floaty black dress and I nearly bought it, but I just knew if I brought home another black dress the family would tell me I am not a nonna in mourning and disown me.

Anyway …

The shopping expedition turned out to be fruitless. I went away bedraggled and a little bit deflated. There was also a moment where I stepped off the escalators wondering if I’d remembered to put all my clothes back on.

Such a strange and surreal practice it is to get dressed up, go out into a public space, take your clothes off and then put them on again, all the while worrying that the shopping assistant will come in and discover that not even your head will fit inside the selected garment.

Still don’t have anything to wear – just so you know. ● khall@theweeklyreview.com.au

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What’s the buzz?

Brittany Davis is fast becoming Melbourne’s latest “it” girl. The 23-year-old, who works in sales for fashion label Manning Cartell, first caught the eye of the social snappers on the arm of Geelong football champion Joel Selwood, whom she started dating just over a year ago. But there’s more to Brittany than being a WAG. She’s an official ambassador for Variety and also works with VicHealth and the Cotton On Foundation. Last month she was named ambassador for the 21st Melbourne Grand Prix.

responsibilities include acting as official spokesperson, welcoming international guests, and hosting the Glamour on the Grid party.

But it’s the ride in the two-seater F1 car she’s most excited about. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

In the beginning …

Born in bayside Parkdale, Brittany is a self-confessed beach girl.

After completing a teaching degree at interested” Australian Catholic University, she has The best part about success? been using her skills to help those less “It’s not just the success itself but the fortunate. journey you embark on. For me it is about “This year I’m doing relief teaching at a surpassing my own expectations, setting new special-needs school,” she says. “It’s quite goals and bettering myself every day.” challenging but so rewarding. I love being with kids and seeing them learn.”

If I could do it all again …

“I wouldn’t change anything. I’ve travelled and The big break …

I’ve worked with disadvantaged kids and wealthy Brittany developed an interest in motor racing as kids. I’ve seen a lot of life and I think it’s helped me a child. “It’s such an iconic sport. I used to watch grow as a person.” ● JANUARY JONES it with dad and loved seeing the cities it went jjones@theweeklyreview.com.au to,” she says. Her grand prix ambassadorial

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Where to now?

Already an impressive “slashie” (teacher/charity worker/ambassador), Brittany sees the grand prix as a fantastic stepping stone. “Fashion, modelling, television hosting: I’m interested,” she says. But she hasn’t lost sight of what’s “fashion, important to her. “I would love to continue teaching and being a charity modelling ambassador. I’ve got a heart for it all.”

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H T I A F F O LEAP

A LYDIA L ASSIL R IE SK L IA R MPIC AE T MEETS OLY T E L T R A B E MYK

Ruthless focus: Lydia Lassila, whose lifelong obsession has been turned into a film.

(SCOTT McNAUGHTON)

High-flyer: Lydia (right) competing at Deer Valley in the US. (SUPPLIED)

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F

ew of us grow up to chase our childhood dreams of being astronauts, prima ballerinas or AFL stars. Aerial skier Lydia Lassila is one exception. At the tender age of six, she decided Olympic glory awaited her, even if she had no idea which sport to pursue. When her mum signed her up for gymnastics, young Lydia chased her goal with an astonishing, ruthless focus.

“It was honestly an obsession,” says the 34-year-old, then laughs. “I was always a little bit intense.”

Those who know Lydia’s story will know her obsession paid off. After triumphing in World Cup competitions, Lydia went on to win gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Four years later at the Sochi Olympics, she performed a quadruple twist triple somersault jump – a highly dangerous jump that had never before been attempted

by a woman in Olympic competition. This feat was all the more extraordinary given the series of near-career-ending accidents that preceded it. Not to mention the fact that Lydia was a new mother, with a toddler in tow.

Lydia’s journey to Sochi is the basis of new documentary The Will To Fly. While the climactic jump is spectacular, the film’s most striking aspect is its subject’s extraordinary strength of character.

Although her family are painted sympathetically, Lydia admits they weren’t quite as committed to her dream as she would have liked. When, aged nine, she won admission to the elite gymnastics program that would have paved her path to Olympic gold, her parents – perhaps unsurprisingly – refused to make the necessary move from Sunshine to Canberra. “I was gutted and so angry,” Lydia says. Weekend and school-holiday training was also off limits as the family spent these breaks at their beach house in

was more than the pain I was going through. But then it kind of shifted. The Lorne. Not that Lydia was discouraged. pain of always being injured eventually “I’d lock myself up in my room and became so much that the pleasure of I’d just be training the whole time like success wasn’t enough.” a psycho. There was this burning fire in After seven years of near-constant injury, me so I’d go back after school holidays, Lydia found herself at a crossroads. Either when kids would have been training the she could abandon her dream or change whole time, and I’d be fitter than any her approach. This meant reeling in the of them.” recklessness that had propelled her to A second avenue to the Olympics international stardom, but it didn’t stop opened up when, at 19, she saw a male her winning gold three years later at the aerial skier perform the quadruple 2010 Winter Olympics. That was one twist triple somersault jump life goal ticked off, but another “I’d be for the first time. Realising no remained – attempting the quad training woman had attempted such twist triple somersault. like a an ambitious jump, she was At this point, life piled on the determined to become the first. obstacles. There was a last-minute psycho” Soon she had joined a pilot knee injury and stiff competition program in which gymnasts were from the Chinese, but the biggest recruited to the Australian aerial challenge was also the smallest: Lydia’s skiing team. Within 18 months, she young son Kai. Few expected Lydia to was competing at her first Olympics continue competing after becoming a in Turin. This rapid progression came mother at 29, but she says her focus never at a great cost, however. A series of slipped. “I was surprised too because dramatic accidents led to Lydia tearing I thought that motivation would go away, her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) but it didn’t.” not once but twice.

It’s not spoiling much to reveal Lydia “I was bad, really bad. I took risks does ultimately pull off the jump, even I really wasn’t ready for. Because I was a if a bad landing means she places third. good competitor, the pleasure of success While it’s a triumphant moment on film,

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Lydia says the most special moment for her happened during practice two days earlier, when she performed the jump for the first time.

“I was so nervous, nearly sick, and scared that the time had finally come. But to become the first woman to do that and to have everyone, even my competitors at the Olympics, cheering me on was awesome. The feeling of lightness I had afterwards, to get that monkey off my back, was amazing.”

Lydia isn’t sure if Sochi will prove to be her last Olympics. She recently gave birth to her second son, Alek, and is reluctant to commit unless Australia builds a proper local training facility. While attempting such a difficult jump might have cost her a final gold medal, she thinks not winning gold makes a better ending for the film.

“A gold medal would have been the fairytale ending, but if anything the message is stronger by not landing. I think people are often so frightened of failing in life they choose the safe option. I knew that if I didn’t go for it that I would have left something behind and would always be wondering. I don’t regret it at all.” ● mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au » The Will To Fly opens March 10 at selected cinemas, rated G thewilltoflyfilm.com

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Ask the wine guy

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I’m not a fan of white wines.

Q Which reds work best for summer drinking?

W H AT T O D R I N K W I T H B E N T H O M A S

ll reds benefit from being served a A little cooler than room temperature.

Ideally, that’s 16-18 degrees (half an

De Bortoli La Boheme Act Four Syrah Gamay 2015 (Yarra Valley) $20; 12.5%

hour in the freezer will get a bottle somewhere in the right zone from room temperature).

I like to take reds even cooler but it’s got to be one that’s light on tannins.

Pinot noir, gamay (Beaujolais) and lightly oaked tempranillo work really well.

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Made to be drunk young, I suspect it will drink even better in the next few months. There’s a glorious stalky perfume along with cherry, blood plum and spice aromas. Its texture is best described as slippery; the mouth fills with juicy berry and cherry flavours that carry on long into the finish. ● Enjoy with \ Rare roast eye fillet beef

SC Pannell Tempranillo Touriga 2014 (McLaren Vale/Barossa Valley) $28; 14% Both grapes are from the Iberian peninsula. It’s a floral delight – strawberry and cherry from the tempranillo and fruits and spices from the touriga. Bright in the mouth, with juicy berry, cherry and spice flavours. Strawberry shines through when the wine is cool. Fine tannins provide grip, structure and length. ● Enjoy with \ Jamon Iberico

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There’s delightful purity to the fruit flavours.

A powdery grip on exit adds structure. ● Enjoy with \ Smoked barbecue lamb ribs

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THE CROWD \ Young, fashionable mums tend to their little ones while younger friends gather around the communal table to catch up.

THE FOOD \ Healthy superfoods abound Kale, acai berry and buckwheat appear more than once on the menu. The poached chicken salad is particularly yummy.

THE DRINK \ Coffee, of course, but also smoothies with healthy goodies including bee pollen and cacao.

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Hip, healthy and all sorts of yum. ● JEMIMAH CLEGG

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n the back streets of Brunswick, through an unassuming stucco-bricked warehouse door, Melbourne’s best fried chicken is emerging out of an ’80s deep fryer from The Colonel himself (the fryer, that is; the chicken’s sourced from Hazeldene’s). Juanita Peaches is an ode to the region where owner Raph Rashid spent much of his 20s documenting the exploits of the local hip-hop scene, returning to help kick-start Melbourne’s food-truck revolution with his Beatbox Kitchen and Taco Trucks. The name, Raph explains, evokes “the strongest Latina woman you’ve ever met, who might be writing to her incarcerated sweetheart in the back of an ’80s Teen Angels magazine”. Elaborate, but we get it.

It’s not just his chicken that’s worth writing home about. The All Day Donuts – fluffy, yeasty, haloed by a perfect “skunk-line” (a sign that they’re light enough to float) – are some of the best I’ve had; glazed, covered in hundreds and thousands, piped full of cheesecake or seasonal house-made jam (yes, I know!).

I took a cheeseburger home and thought I’d give it a little nibble before dinner. Wrong! I knew from the first mouthful of melted cheesy, crunchy, oniony and local-butcher-pattie goodness that my hubby wasn’t going to get a bite. Ay caramba! Guilty as charged. ● aliceinframes@theweeklyreview.com.au

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THE DECOR \ Greenery spills from pot plants hanging from the high ceilings, while sleek furniture occupies the concrete floor below. Gold bollards at the door add a touch of art deco style to the simple set-up.

EATING ING \ Kimchi. All this extra meat ingestion calls for some serious chi adjustment. Cabbage, chilli, fish funk.

What’s not to like? I love The Fermentary kimchi, and grab their kimchi juice separately as well to put through morning juices and Bloody Marys. ● COOKING OOKING \ Parsnips. They’re just coming into season and taste like sweet white carrots after a bit of poaching in chicken stock. Pop them into the oven whole until soft and golden brown and they’ll pop right out of their skins, perfect for a Sunday roast, instead of potatoes. ● READING \ The River Cottage Australia Cookbook (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015).

I got to spend some quality time with Paul West at the Perth Writers Festival last month and it reminded me how much he loves a chat. Also, how much I love his book! Great recipes, anecdotes and quips. Strewth. ● GOING TO \ The Urban Dairy @ MFWF. Labneh, ricotta and brie – oh my!

Ten days of dairy dabbling, featuring some of the world’s best ice-creamers, cheesemakers and mongers. Look out for me all weekend, where I’ll be hosting kids’ classes and making a mess. ●

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LOS HERMANOS \ BRUNSWICK “Our pick, @LosHermanosAu fish tacos! A hidden gem in Brunswick serving authentic Mexican dishes & home to Melbourne’s most exclusive tequila & mezcal range.” ●

TALL TIMBER \ PRAHRAN “My all-time favourite dish on the Melbourne scene is by chef Ryan [Lording] from Tall Timber.

Sauteed kale, asparagus, green beans and a poached egg with a few sneaky tweaks – roasted mushies instead of toast and a sprinkle of Matcha Maiden matcha through it.” ● MARCH 9, 2016 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 17

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WAT C H \ M I S S Y H I G G I N S and wanted to do some writing. I was feeling all these things I’d never felt before; it was like my heart had been cracked open and was more sensitive to the elements.”

Her headline gig at the Peninsula Picnic later this month will be her son Sammy’s first chance to watch his mum at work – every other gig has started long after his bedtime. Missy says she’s looking forward to the relaxed vibe offered by the festival’s blend of music, food and fine wine.

“I like it when people are just drinking wine and eating cheese on picnic blankets because that’s my favourite way to listen to music. It feels like there’s not so much pressure to make a huge stage production; I can just be myself. I feel like I’m playing with friends and can chat with the audience.” ● mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au » Missy Higgins plays the Peninsula Picnic, March 20, Mornington Racecourse, $19-$78 peninsulapicnic.com.au ONLINE \ WATCH OH CANADA MISSY HIGGINS

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GOING OUT THEATRE \ 4000 MILES Named Time Magazine’s No. 1 Play or Musical and winner of the Obie Award for Best New American Play in 2012, the critically acclaimed 4000 Miles stars young Australian talent Stephen Multari alongside stage and film actor Diana McLean. Leo, 21, arrives unannounced at the Manhattan apartment of his 91-year-old Jewish grandmother, Vera.

Having broken up with his girlfriend, Leo needs a place for the night, no questions asked. But Vera, prickly, stubborn and sharp as a tack, isn’t about to let him off that easily.

■ March 10, 7.30pm, Hawthorn Arts Centre, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn.

Cost: $45 full, $38 concession. Inquiries: hawthornartscentre.com.au

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LYON FOUNDATION’S THE TRAVELLER Featuring works from the Lyon Collection, one of the most significant collections of contemporary art, this exhibition represents key works by some of Australia’s most celebrated artists, including Patricia Piccinini, Callum Morton, Shaun Gladwell, Peter Atkins and Louise Forthun. The pieces offer insights into significant shifts in Australian contemporary art from the early 1990s to now.

■ March 17 – June 13, Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm.

Town Hall Gallery, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn. Cost: free.

Inquiries: 9278 4626

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

(CYBELE MALINOWSKI)

M

y chat with Missy Higgins begins with her apologising, twice over.

Once because she’s obliged to whisper, for fear of waking her one-year-old son, and again when I tell her the video clip for her new single Oh Canada reduced me to a blubbering mess. Missy says the song, which tells the story of drowned Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi, was an attempt for her to make sense of her own horror after seeing those startling images.

“I was completely torn apart by it,” Missy says.

“Like all emotions that have trouble leaving my system, I had to write a song about it.”

She admits she has been wary of writing songs about social issues in the past lest they sound “preachy and a bit ineffectual”, but says she is moving away from writing about heartbreak to writing songs that ask big questions about the world. Motherhood has driven this perspective shift, even if juggling the demands of her art and childcare has proved a tricky balance.

“I thought that I would be happy being a full-time mum, but I got quite restless early on

IN G R ID

KEWFEST COMMUNITY FESTIVAL The culturally diverse community of Boroondara has been showcased each year, since 1974 in a major festival. This year KEWfest promises to be bigger, better and bolder than ever. There are attractions for all ages – workshops, concerts and lectures – culminating in a major evening performance headlined by Wilbur Wilde on Saturday, March 19. Sit back, relax and rock on at beautiful Victoria Park, Kew. Other events include wine and cheese tasting, the Paws on Parade pet show, chocolate appreciation, historical lectures and choral concerts.

■ Until March 20, various times and locations.

Community concert March 19, 8-10.30pm.

Victoria Park, corner High Street and Adeney Avenue, Kew. Cost: free. Inquiries: kewfestival.org or 9853 9576

TAPESTRY SHOW Be swept back to the psychedelic ’70s with the hit songs from some of the most influential female singer-songwriters of the era. The Tapestry Show brings together the stories of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Ricki Lee Jones and Carly Simon. You’ll find out they were connected by more than just music. Feel the earth move with this magical musical experience that recreates the songs of a distinctive era in musical history.

■ March 16, 6.30-10pm.

Marquee Restaurant Bar, 445 Toorak Road, Toorak. Cost: dinner and show $50, general admission $20. Inquiries: 9827 8244 R GARNE THEATRE ELEANOR’S STORY This is the true story of Eleanor Ramrath Garner growing up from age 9 to 16 as an American girl in Nazi Germany during WWII. Adapted for the stage, this award-winning autobiographical play details her struggle to maintain stability, hope and identity in a world of terror and contrasts. Eleanor’s Story is a one-woman show adapted and performed by the real-life Eleanor’s granddaughter, Ingrid Garner, who grew up hearing her grandmother stories.

■ March 15-20, Tuesday-Saturday 7.30pm, Friday-Sunday matinee 3pm. Chapel off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran.

Cost: $28 full, $23 concession.

Inquiries: 8290 7000 ● COMPILED BY JEMIMAH CLEGG

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’90S REVIVAL Fans of ’90s alt-rock are in for a treat this week. Hot on the heels of two shows from The Jesus and Mary Chain comes a raft of gigs from Ash, Sleater-Kinney, Built to Spill and the Violent Femmes. Tickets to the Femmes and Sleater-Kinney are already gone, but (at the time of going to print) the other acts were still on sale at the Corner Hotel. Put on your flannels and get ready to mosh.

■ Ash, Corner Hotel, March 11, $59; Built to Spill, Corner Hotel, March 12, $55 cornerhotel.com

VITESSE The Australian Ballet’s season BALLET premiere is a triple bill of challenging contemporary works. Each piece draws on an unlikely inspiration. Scored by the legendary Michael Nyman, Danse a Grande Vitesse is inspired by France’s ultra-fast TGV trains, Jiri Kylian’s Forgotten Land draws on an Edvard Munch painting of a woman alone on a barren shore, and In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (commissioned by Rudolf Nureyev in 1987) is driven by a throbbing electronic soundtrack.

■ State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, March 11-21, from $42, australianballet.com.au ONLINE \ Watch the trailer

SPEAR \ The first feature from Bangarra Dance Theatre artistic director Stephen Page is a striking, hypnotic exploration of the gulf between traditional Aboriginal culture and modern Australia. Y Young Djali (Stephen’s son Hunter Page-Lochard) has a foot in either world, but this proves a dangerous balancing act. T Told with minimal dialogue, the film’s focus on movement and dance avoids preachiness by being all show, no tell. At times challenging (the My Boomerang Won’t Come Back sequence is rightfully cringeworthy), Spear Spear’s dark moments are leavened by the director’s undiminished optimism.

■ Opens March 10, Cinema Nova, rated M, 85 minutes, cinemanova.com.au FILM

ONLINE \ Read Myke’s interview with director Stephen Page

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Yassmin’s Story by Yassmin Abdel-Magied \ Vintage, $34.99 randomhouse.com.au

Born in Sudan and raised in Australia, Yassmin suffered from a serious shortage of relevant role models. Little surprise then that her story is one of bucking stereotypes and expectations whenever she encountered them.

She was the first student at her Christian school to wear a hijab, became a champion athlete, was a teenage board member and, at 21, went to work in the hyper-blokey environment of a remote Australian oil rig. A surprising, refreshing tale, told with great humility and insight. ●

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MOOMBA FESTIVAL One of Melbourne’s oldest festivals, Moomba’s four-day program is packed full of delights for everyone. There’ll be free music on the main stage, including a set from local legends Tim Rogers and The Bamboos, and water sports on the river. The kids’ zone includes theatre, circus and evening films by the Yarra, while there are rides aplenty in the Alexandra Gardens and Birrarung Marr.

■ Melbourne, March 11-14, thatsmelbourne.com.au/moomba ● FESTIVAL

WIN A DVD BOX SET Thanks to Roadshow Entertainment, we have five copies of the BBC adaptation of War and Peace to be won. Go to www.theweeklyreview.com.au/competitions and leave a comment identifying the book reviewed in this week’s magazine. Closes midnight Sunday, March 13.

I’m almost embarrassed to admit how much I enjoy this ever-expanding travel series, hosted by former British politician Michael Portillo. But even people who aren’t closet trainspotters will enjoy the blend of travelogue and potted history lesson. The premise sees our host use a century-old railway guide to see how Europe has changed since publication. Our host is an enthusiastic, avuncular guide, the scenery is postcard-perfect and … look, trains are just pretty great, OK? ●

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It’s more than 20 years since Jeff Buckley’s astonishing Grace LP and almost that long since he drowned in the Mississippi. None of the posthumous releases has lived up to the startling potential of his debut, but these freshly discovered cover songs show his extraordinary talent. Tracks are reworked from a range of artists including Bob Dylan, The Smiths and Sly & The Family Stone with such effortless poise that it’s hard to imagine anyone else singing them. ●

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THE SECRET RIVER Convict William Thornhill sets PLAY up home on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, but finds the place is already home to another family from the indigenous Dharug people. Kate Grenville’s classic novel enjoyed a prestigious ABC TV adaptation last year, but this Sydney Theatre Company incarnation comes at the story from a different point of view. Writer Andrew Bovell (When the Rain Stops Falling, Lantana) expands the story to encompass the voices of the Dharug people and the land they inhabit.

■ Arts Centre Melbourne, March 10-19, $45-$99, artscentremelbourne.com.au

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Spectre \ DVD, Blu-ray and Digital, March 9, rated MA15+ (Fox) 007.com

On his fourth outing, Daniel Craig’s Bond edges back towards the overblown silliness of the Roger Moore years.

There’s a secret enemy base, a Doctor Evil-style super-villain, a daft plot and a car ejector seat.

While director Sam Mendes takes the character more seriously than ever, there’s a joy that was lacking in Skyfall. Spectre is great fun. ● MB SPECTRE \ DANIEL CRAIG

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LOCAL LOWDOWN

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OVERHEARD…

10am, Tuesday @ High Street, Kew “I’m moving to London to be a mature-aged student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry”

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NICHOLAS MARKS Nicholas Marks is a musician and composer who recently wrote the new theme music for Village Roadshow Pictures. It will debut later this year.

He has written music for short films and theatre, and he also plays in Melbourne band Hey Frankie. “It’s a five-piece band and it draws on a lot of influences, like Erykah Badu, Little Dragon and Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote,” Nicholas says.

He has lived in Armadale since he was a kid and loves it for the neighbourhood feel and its trees and parks.

I love Armadale

Where do you go for a great coffee?

I’m more of a tea drinker. I do like Coin Laundry – I like the fit-out and the inside, and it’s just a really relaxed kind of vibe.

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For some me time?

Armadale Reserve. If I’m working really intensely I like to get out, go for a walk.

I sometimes bring work with me and scribble away. I find changing the environment

changes something in your headspace a little bit.

For a family catch-up?

I’m a big Sozai fan. It’s a sort of a hang that me and my dad do quite a bit. We start off with an edamame and a gyoza dish, and then move on to a generous serving of sushi.

For some inspiration?

There’s a great record store on Glenferrie Road, Quality Records Plus. They’ve got a great record collection. I found an old-school Sonny Rollins LP there a while back.

To buy a great wine or craft beer?

Armadale Cellars is rockin’. My family has got a close association with those guys, they’re amazing. They’re great for when we’ve got things to celebrate; they look after us.

For a fantastic meal?

Spoonful in Prahran is great. I like the communal table they have, the food is great and also they’re an accommodating crew. ● JEMIMAH CLEGG

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Humans of … South Yarra

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WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? Near Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. It’s different in the city; everyone’s very dressed up and it’s busier.

I can’t sleep with the window open ’cause it’s so loud! ●

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I bought a red denim skirt. I’m going to Europe this year, so I’m going to wear it there. I did an exchange to Norway in high school, so I’m excited to go back. ●

I’m visiting friends. I lived here about 20 years ago and now I live in Queensland.

People here are much more casual now, not so many wearing black, neat clothes. ●

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Como Park corner Williams Road and Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra Surrounded by large shady trees, and near the Yarra River and historic Como House, this picturesque park provides the perfect surrounds for a picnic.

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Anderson Park Anderson Road, Hawthorn East A playground, two sports ovals, a walking track, barbecue facilities and great views can be found at this lovely park. What more could you want?

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Beckett Park/Maranoa Gardens Yarrbat Avenue, Balwyn One of the highest points in Melbourne, this park boasts views as far as Mount Macedon from its stone observation tower. There’s also a playground, native plant gardens and woodlands.

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GIVE IT A GO JEMIMAH CLEGG UNTIES SOME KNOTS

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The promise The advanced remedial massage is designed for a deep-tissue and therapeutic experience.

The reality I’m greeted at the beautiful Lyall Spa and led upstairs to the luxurious treatment room. My therapist, Daniel, is a trained myotherapist and he explains the areas to concentrate on to address some of the issues I have complained about, including sore neck and shoulders and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

“When were you diagnosed with carpal tunnel?” Daniel asks.

I laugh and explain that I was diagnosed

by Doctor Google, after renovating and painting my apartment left me with numb hands and sore arms. Of course, as a writer, all this typing doesn’t exactly help matters (I’m wearing wrist braces as I write this – it’s a really good look).

Daniel explains which nerves and muscles he is hitting and what that will do for my pain. There’s a particular knot in my left shoulder that is connected to my left hand, contributing to my suspected carpal tunnel syndrome. I take a deep breath as he works out the knot and I start to feel better already.

The pay-off My neck and shoulders feel a lot looser and Daniel also does some work on my arms.

After the massage he says he can test me for carpal tunnel through a very simple procedure involving putting my arms and hands in different positions to see if they hurt or tingle. Turns out my self-diagnosis was right, so he gives me some exercises and things to do to make it better.

The pain factor Only that good pain you feel when a knot is getting worked out.

Who should try it?

Anyone with aches and pains.

The bill It’s $120 for the one-hour session.

WOULD I DO IT AGAIN?

Yes, definitely. I want the feeling in my hands back! ● Lyall Spa 16 Murphy Street, South Yarra 9868 8222

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“People who refresh their gardens all the time, who are keen gardeners, and a lot of locals who have downsized to apartments and townhouses and are wanting ideas for balconies and small courtyards,” Garth says.

Stylists also come into the shop to show clients ideas for garden refurbishments. ● JEMIMAH CLEGG

Town and Country Gardens has been a stalwart of the Malvern area for 25 years, and made the move to its current premises on High Street three years ago. The gorgeous shop stocks indoor plants and giftware. Walk out the back to find the garden oasis – a nursery full of outdoor plants.

Who’s behind the counter?

A team of qualified horticulturists, a garden designer and interior stylists, including manager Garth Henderson.

Garth says he and his team can help customers find the right plants for their garden as well as help style indoor areas with plants and pots.

“People still need that element of surprise,” he says. “There’s so much to know about gardening. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, you can’t find it.”

What’s in store?

Homewares, including pots, glass jars and ornaments, and a huge range of indoor plants such as ferns, orchids, palms and hanging plants.

“We sell an awful lot of small to advanced statement pieces, small gifts and unusual indoor plants,” Garth says.

Outdoor plants in stock include perennials, shrubs and trees. There are also pots, planters and outdoor furniture.

Our pick

This mistletoe cactus will liven up even the dullest of corners. $28.95.

A range of pots sold separately.

Keep it green: Gardener Noel Hamilton at Town and Country Gardens. (MICHAEL RAYNER)

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Lili Read is a year 10 student at Lauriston Girls’ School. Her mother, Sabina, is the resident psychologist and social commentator on Channel 7’s The Morning Show and Afternoons on 3AW.

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My favourite subject at school is: PE. I’ve always liked sport and I’m better at sport than actual schoolwork so it’s more fun for me.

My favourite subject at school was: Drama and English. I liked expressing myself and exploring other people’s experiences. When we really understand someone else’s experience “we both and are able to put ourselves in their like meeting shoes, that makes us a potent leader.

My favourite outfit is: I probably wear jeans and like a grey top or something – just simple.

new people”

My favourite outfit was: I remember my outfit vividly from my first social dancing class. It was a white tube skirt and a fluoro orange top – I thought I was channelling the back-up singers in Wham!.

The first concert I went to was: My first one was Miley Cyrus, but that was a while back. I’ve been to One Direction, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

I am worried about: The amount of work in year 11 and 12. I have to keep up with it, and if I don’t then I might not do well in year 12.

The first concert I went to was: It was actually Wham!, so there might be a correlation in that I was being influenced.

I was worried about: I wasn’t high on worry. I do remember thinking, ‘This academic experience doesn’t define who I am’.

I’m most like mum in the way that: We both like meeting new people and doing new things, branching out a bit and seeing what’s new.

I am most looking forward to: Getting a job that I really like.

This year we do work experience and I’m looking forward to it. ●

Outgoing: Year 10 student Lili and her mother, Sabina. (MICHAEL RAY RA NER)

I’m most like Lili in the way that: Neither of us would have any hesitation walking into a room full of strangers and striking up a conversation. ● JEMIMAH CLEGG

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ME & MY MENTOR

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hile they might not have the same musical tastes, science and physics teacher at Strathcona Girls’ Grammar Mark Hamilton and year 11 student Raffaela Skourletos do share some common educational passions. In particular science and the simple explanation of complex things in our everyday lives through physics. Explaining how a bulb lights up when a switch is turned on, or how the study of motion can make for safer car drivers, is cause for many discussions between the two. Both are also involved in the school’s stage band, which Mark conducts while Raffaela plays drums. ● MELISSA HEAGNEY melissa.heagney@theweeklyreview.com.au

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really love science because it explains what’s going on around us on a much more specific level. It’s really interesting to be able to go into a classroom and find out how atoms work, or why our bodies do the things they do, or why the light turns on when we flick a switch.

Having a teacher who can show you and explain these difficult concepts, like Mr Hamilton has with physics, is probably one of the reasons I’ve kept doing it.

Essentially you’re taking these concepts that you couldn’t have dreamed of understanding and simmering them down to this one idea.

I feel that all the sciences that I’ve done, including biology, chemistry and physics, are just this whole amazing study of the way the world works.

I started playing drums in year 8 and had lessons here. I sort of had music around my house – my brother’s a musician and that got me interested. I decided I wanted to play drums, so I started lessons.

In year 9 my teacher encouraged me to join a couple of bands, so I started three that year with the school, and stage band since that time has been my favourite. I stuck with it because it was really, really fun.

Mr Hamilton is really my role model at school. He’s an amazing science teacher and he inspires us to immerse ourselves in the subject. He’s also the stage band conductor and has this whole musical thing going on. He can balance the two and that, to me, is what I want to do when I’m older.

I want to be a doctor and use that career path to hopefully be able to work overseas or in Australia somewhere where that kind of work is really needed most.

One of my cousins has just graduated from medicine at Monash University – I realised after I chose my subjects we did the same sort of things. I also discovered my uncle on my mum’s side, who doesn’t live in Melbourne, is an emergency room doctor, which is the kind of thing I’d want to specialise in. He is also playing in a band. He plays bass guitar. He’s pretty well-known in the hospital and he has this side thing going on with music, which would be awesome. ●

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first met Raff last year when I was teaching science subjects. This year I’m teaching her year 11 VCE physics.

I don’t know if our roles of mentor and mentee are defined particularly; I wouldn’t have sat down and said, ‘Well, I’m Raff’s mentor’.

What I would say is that as a teacher I saw a student who was interested in science and passionate about physics, so of course you want to foster that.

I like the conceptual nature of physics. It’s a problem-solving subject; that’s my take on it.

We’re studying electricity at the moment and we’re actually exploring the electrical items we have in our lives every day – how they work, how to make informed decisions about what to purchase and what’s better for the environment.

Having an understanding of nuclear power is something we need to be prepared for in the future and having an understanding of motion and forces is really useful for making you a better, safer driver.

I had a quite inspirational maths teacher at high school and I worked with children quite a bit at church.

I found myself in teaching through those two areas – the church involvement and then having someone who played a pretty significant role in my life by mentoring me as a student. I liked science and maths – they’re my areas of strength.

Raff’s an excellent student and a strong and natural leader. She was one of the student leaders in year 10 and has a leadership role this year. She’s also studying two year-12 subjects – maths and Greek.

We don’t share the same musical taste. I come from a brass-band background actually and just use my interest and experience leading a band and the school stage band.

The stage band is not my favourite music idiom – it’s fun to play but not the sort of music I would sit down and listen to.

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f you ask Lisa Ellis about her success, she’ll tell you that despite her obvious talent it has all happened quite by accident. The 25-year-old started her medical internship this year after finishing a medical degree at Monash University and she also runs a dance program teaching jazz ballet technique.

The program, not surprisingly, is called Dance Prescription.

Lisa says her passion for medicine and dance started at a young age after she was diagnosed with a mild form of cerebral palsy.

“I started dancing when I was five, as many small children do, not because I particularly wanted to do it but because my cousin was a dancer and I admire her greatly, and my sister – I have a twin sister – who desperately wanted to do dancing and I thought, ‘Well Nicole wants to do it, I can do it as well’.

“Then I just loved it and just did more of it and begged mum to take me to more classes.”

Lisa started teaching dance at the age of 12, coincidentally the same year she became a student at Camberwell Girls Grammar School. She sat for a scholarship exam, but almost mucked it up.

“I accidentally did really well,” Lisa says.

“I wrote the wrong exam paper and realised halfway through and turned it around somehow and I got in.”

Lisa says she was very involved in the school – including out-of-hours activities such as sport and dance. She was school captain and dance house captain during her final two years at the school.

“Camberwell Girls had a lot of extracurricular activities, which was

important for me to learn time management and juggle the different sides of my brain and give them both extension instead of focusing just on academia – which a lot of other high schools do,” she says.

Lisa says her dance has not only led to a career, it has also been a therapy for her cerebral palsy. It helped to strengthen her legs so she doesn’t limp or favour one side of her body, which the disorder that affects muscle control can lead to.

Through dance she met her dance program and life partner, Miss Rebecca (Davies), who is also a dance teacher. The two have been teaching together at a studio in Moorabbin for the past few years. “I think it’s unique the way we teach because we teach our students through humour – we do get serious sometimes but it’s not drilling the kids through exercises,” Lisa says.

Dance Prescription has been running for two years and is so popular students fly in from interstate to hone their jazz ballet skills and build strength. “We’ve got a bit of an emphasis on safe dance practice especially given my background in medicine,” Lisa says.

Through Miss Rebecca’s professional relationship with Miss Abby – star of reality TV’s Dance Moms – Lisa has had the opportunity to work with young dancers in the show including Maddie Ziegler, who is famous for dancing in Australian singer-songwriter Sia’s film clips. “It was completely surreal getting to work with them; they’re fantastic kids,” Lisa says.

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“it’s unique the way we teach because it’s through humour”

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Melissa Heagney speaks to Lisa Ellis – doctor, dance technique teacher & former CGGS student

Lisa started at Monash University after graduating from Camberwell Girls Grammar in 2008. And, much like her entrance to Camberwell Girls Grammar, it was almost an accident that she got into the course.

“I ended up putting [medicine] down as somewhat of a dare, just because it’s the hardest course to get into and I was really excited to be accepted. But I had to pause and think about if this is what I wanted to do.”

Lisa started her medical internship with Peninsula Health. “I am currently on my general surgical rotation so I was actually in

surgery a bit for the past few weeks, which has been really fun and then I’m generally looking after the patients in the ward,” she says.

“We rotate around for the rest of the year.

I think I’m in emergency next.”

Lisa hopes to influence people’s lives. “I was in and out of doctors’ appointments all my life because of my cerebral palsy … and I know that doctors can play a big part in people’s lives,” she says. ● melissa.heagney@theweeklyreview.com.au » lisaellisofficial.com

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SCHOOL’S OUT WITH JANET COSTELLO

About Janet

Janet Costello is a Baptist chaplain and counsellor at Kilvington Grammar School, where she’s worked for the past six years guiding students through their education and their challenges. special promotion

WHAT WAS IT LIKE GROWING UP IN THE COSTELLO HOUSEHOLD?

My parents were very hospitable so we often had people over. It was a lively, noisy and energetic household. As the youngest child with a dad who taught history and politics, a mum who was an educational psychologist and two older brothers [Tim, now CEO of World Vision and Peter, former federal treasurer] who loved to argue, I had to do a lot of listening. It was good training for counselling.

We had animated discussions going on at the dinner table most nights, usually about subjects other people considered taboo – religion and politics. Some of my friends were too scared to come over as the meal-times were so intimidating with the boys arguing and everyone needing to have an opinion.

WHO WAS YOUR INSPIRATION AT SCHOOL?

A number of people inspired me. My grade 6 teacher, Miss McCann, taught my brothers and I, and focused on spelling, grammar and organisation skills to prepare us for secondary school.

She also happened to be part of Blackburn Baptist Church, where we spent our weekends. Having a grade 6 teacher who was part of our church meant that we knew that school, home and church were all interrelated. Both my parents were outstanding.

My father got me through Australian history and biblical studies (he taught biblical Greek at a bible college at night) and my mother helped with English and biology. My mother at 86 still quizzes and sets questions for us today.

“i have great admiration for the human spirit”

what’s THE MOST CHALLENGING THING ABOUT BEING A SCHOOL COUNSELLOR?

FONDEST TEACHING MEMORY?

In my first year I was teaching a student who was undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia.

She was part of a rowdy year 9 class that I had at the end of the day. I remember feeling suddenly sick and nauseous, and dismissed the class slightly early as I thought I was going to be ill. Bronwyn stayed behind, got me a bucket, which she gave to me and said, “I know what it is like to feel like vomiting,” and stayed with me while I did. I learnt something that day about the importance of taking time to sit alongside someone even in difficult circumstances.

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School counselling can be very challenging at times. Sadly, young people do consider extreme actions like ending their lives. Sitting with a person and hearing their pain and suffering can be very hard but I have great admiration for the human spirit and the way that people can get their lives back together after difficult times.

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Reckoning by Magda Szubanski, who did year 12 at the school up the road at about the same time as me. I finished The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which I found very moving.

It made me want to find out more about what my own father, who is still alive at 97, did in

New Guinea during the war.

WHAT DO THE STUDENTS TEACH YOU?

Students teach me to be resilient, to not take things too intensely and realise that “this too will pass”. I love the energy and life they exude. I love their honesty and openness to question and argue. I love their ability to embrace learning, change and, most of all, growth. ● melissa.heagney@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Professor of Psychiatry

As director of the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni has been responsible for many developments in women’s mental health including pioneering the use of estrogen as a treatment of schizophrenia. After graduating from Monash Medical School in 1981, Professor Kulkarni worked in emergency medicine before deciding to become a psychiatrist. Passionate about women’s mental health, Jayashri has delivered keynote addresses at many international meetings and conferences. She has been elected as the next president of the International Association for Women’s Mental Health, with her term in office beginning in March 2017 when she will report to the United Nations. ●

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Julianne completed her bachelor’s of economics and laws at Monash University and is currently a practising barrister with the Victorian Bar, where she specialises in taxation law and revenue matters.

Before becoming a member of the bar she had 10 years’ experience in private tax practice including senior taxation adviser to the Federal Assistant Treasurer.

Julianne was named as a recommended junior counsel in Doyle’s Guide listing of Leading Tax Barristers in 2015, and has been appointed a member of the Tax Practitioners Board from January 2016. She has a doctorate in juridical science from the University of Melbourne and is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser. ●

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Entrepreneur

Kylie completed a bachelor of arts (public relations) followed by a post-graduate diploma (business) at Melbourne Business School. Over the past 10 years, she has been a franchise owner of Endota spas and was Endota coporate’s first marketing manager. In 2014, she co-founded Aleenta Barre, a fitness studio combining yoga, ballet and pilates in Adelaide’s CBD, and has since opened five more studios (two more are planned this year). She has won multiple business awards, including South Australian Franchisee of the Year three years in a row. ●

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Sudha completed a bachelor of commerce and business systems at Monash University and went on to complete her MBA at INSEAD in France and Singapore. She started her career in taxation and auditing with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and is currently a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and a Melbourne-based partner of Auctus Capital – a venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs. She is also a chartered accountant. As a management consultant, she loves helping clients address their challenges through problem solving and disruptive thinking. ●

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tactile, there was a combination of black and brown in this one that simply didn’t work for me. If I bought an X1 I’d have to select the trim and wait three or four months for delivery. Apart from that and it getting noisy over coarse bitumen and B-roads – not enough to interfere with the audio but it is certainly noticeable – I love this car. I like the elevation of the driver’s seat and the ease of the controls. For a small SUV there’s excellent room in front and it’s surprisingly good in the back, and the cargo area will take a week’s groceries comfortably. For all the interior space, the X1 is quite compact, meaning it’s easy to navigate through tight spots and to park in a tight spot on Chapel Street. The software for the trip computer and the centre screen, where pretty much everything is controlled, is intuitive and quick. ●

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more practical. It’s also extremely comfortable. But the funny thing is, I’d also have an X1 before the slightly larger and more expensive X3; it’s much better value for money. Thank the hot competition from the Mercedes GLA and Audi Q3. The tricky rear suspension and diff gives it prodigious grip through tight corners, even over broken bitumen.

Although there’s some top-heaviness and lean, you always know where you are and when your limits are being stretched. So it’s a surprisingly good thing in the country. The ride can get a bit sharp but for an SUV of this size and weight it’s a comfy cruiser and it always feels solid as a rock. Your passengers can relax and you can have fun. Unfortunately there is none of the nice burble that gets going with BMW’s six-cylinder engines, but the fuel economy is good. ●

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The home is light, airy and expansive with several grand spaces and a variety of places to hide away and relax. Based around Americanoak cabinetry and stairs, the interior palette includes polished concrete-style porcelain tiling and Caesarstone benchtops in Raw Concrete colour.

The living area ceiling pops up to a lofty 3.6 metres with a trio of full-height windows looking on to the pool. The central staircase is set against a double-height window wall designed to draw light through the centre of the house.

Marketing manager Rodney Ord says Comdain Homes regularly designs and builds multi-million-dollar homes and the Urbane range offers many features from these top-of-the-line homes at an accessible price – the Urbane Forster is $782,000 as displayed.

It also highlights Comdain’s ability to suffuse its homes with natural light, whatever a site’s orientation. At Toorak Road a southern rear orientation is turned to advantage with three outdoor living areas creating choice and interest.

Designer Millissa Vitali says home buyers come to Comdain for light, open homes with high-quality design, construction and finishes from a builder they can trust. “People come

to us because we can design for any block. At Toorak Road we have created an east-facing courtyard, ideal for brunch, while on the western side you can enjoy summer evenings around the pool.”

Millissa has created a stylish, highly practical hub for the house with a butler’s pantry connected to the laundry, with both also connecting to the kitchen, which

conceals them from view.

“I wanted a very stylish kitchen and to make life as easy and relaxed as possible – using the connected spaces you can double your workspace to cater for larger groups, while hiding all the mess.” ● LIZ McLACHLAN lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au

The selling point Top-of-the-line design features and the latest high-quality finishes in a contemporary two-storey home from Victoria’s leading mediumsized builder.

“People come to us for light, open homes with high-quality design …”

THE BUILD Builder \ Comdain Homes Sales \ Julian Lee 0400 058 147 or 9403 0000 KITCHEN

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RISING TO THE OCCASION After watching their three adult children leave home in quick succession, Melbourne couple Les and Susan Smith considered apartment living only to realise there was nothing on the market that suited their specific needs. Sick of the constant upkeep of the house and garden, they were looking for a new home that offered the same level of luxury amenity, but with none of the associated hassle. Realising many were facing the same challenge, Les Smith, a developer, was driven to create a genuine alternative to apartment living “for those of us with more discerning tastes who are thinking about embracing apartment living for the first time”.

Leaving the Family Home Making a decision to leave the family house in the suburbs is never easy. But when the children leave home and the owners are surrounded by manicured gardens, a pool and perhaps a tennis court, questions start to arise such as ‘Do we really need all this?’ When overseas travel comes into the picture or the beach house beckons every weekend, staying in the family abode makes less sense.

Developer Les Smith asked similar questions when he was pondering a move from his large family home in Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs. However, moving to a ‘box’ in the sky wasn’t an option, although many of the apartments he inspected could be described that way. He also thought that his frustration in finding a comfortable inner-city apartment that was more generous than the typical apartment would also be on the minds of others wanting to downsize from their large suburban homes that were no longer being fully used.

“I didn’t want to feel hemmed in or have that sense of claustrophobia you often get living in apartments, particularly if you’ve spent most of your time living in a home surrounded by gardens,” says Smith.

Smith came across one apartment that ‘ticked most of the boxes’ but had a waiting list of eager purchasers looking for the same thing. “I was looking for over a year. It becomes extremely frustrating aligning what’s in your mind to what is actually out there”.

So when Smith heard of an impending sale of a high-rise office tower bordering St. Kilda Road and Fawkner Park, a premium city-edge location, the idea of making a vision a reality took a step forward when Smith joined forces with leading real estate investment management firm, Qualitas, to secure the site. Originally built in the 1970s as offices, The Fawkner Residences, as it’s now known, at 499 St. Kilda Road, occupies an enviable position on Melbourne’s premier boulevard. On one side are views of Albert Park Lake as well as Port Phillip Bay. On the other side are unimpeded views of Fawkner Park (hence the name). A third aspect includes the city’s dramatic skyline. “These views simply can’t be built out,” says Smith, referring to the park, the tennis courts and the heritage-listed buildings on the other side of St. Kilda Road.

LES SMITH • LAS GROUP ROHAN DAVIS • QUALITAS

STEPHEN JAVENS • K.P.D.O

KERRY PHELAN • K.P.D.O

Re-booting Yesterdays Building for Todays World With Melbourne being a ‘mecca’ for contemporary architecture, Smith would have an endless list of suitable architectural practices to convert an office building into premium residential apartments. However, keen to go well beyond the ‘cookie-cutter’ mould of producing predictable, almost identical apartments, he chose K.P.D.O. Known for their bespoke high-end residential work, as well as their hospitality projects in Melbourne, Sydney, America and in Asia, both developer and architect were on the same page. “We wanted to create an experience from the moment you arrive at reception, a place that is warm and inviting,” says architect Stephen Javens, director of K.P.D.O. And rather than create an architectural folly that might ignite the imagination for a nano-second, K.P.D.O wanted to provide a timeless environment that would continue to be discovered well after residents have moved in. “We saw it more like a slow reveal than presenting architectural statements at every turn,” he adds.

As important in K.P.D.O.’s scheme was for a restrained and elegant use of materials that would resonate both now and well into the future.

Smith, together with K.P.D.O. could have demolished the 1970s building and designed apartment cheek by jowl like many apartments you see today. Higher yields by maximising site coverage would have been an obvious choice. However, keen to retain a sense of being surrounded by gardens and maximising views, both developer and creatives decided to work with the existing structure, at least as the starting point.

What was once an unremarkable office building will be transformed into a collection of generously proportioned one, two and three bedroom apartments (not including the five penthouse apartments that are more akin to ‘homes in the sky’. While each apartment has a bespoke design, there’s a commonality in the level of finishes and detail, with all enjoying the original building’s ‘great bones’. Generous glazing, zoning of functions and leafy outlooks from all vantage points are a hallmark of The Fawkner Residences. The eleven ground floor apartments, complete with their own private courtyards, also benefit from having direct access to either Fawkner Park or the on-site private gardens.

The L-shaped plan of the original 1970s building, with its relatively slender floor plates and high ceilings (2.85 metres), also ensures abundant natural light and unimpeded views from all apartments. “It’s a unique footprint that lends itself perfectly to quality apartments,” says interior designer Andrew McLeod, senior associate with K.P.D.O. Like Smith, those residents leaving behind a large family home in the suburbs do so with some trepidation. Will they miss their garden (the aspect rather than the maintenance)? Will they have places to entertain friends and family? And while it might sound mundane, will there be sufficient storage in their new apartment to hold the many things they have collected not only after years, but decades living in a place that had a place for literally everything? So this multitude of questions came with the brief to K.P.D.O. “Storage is one thing that we take on board from the outset. It can make all the difference to the quality and enjoyment of living in an apartment as opposed to simply residing in it,” says Phelan who, with her team, designs places they would live in themselves.

The Fawkner Residences are a collection of absolute park front apartments designed by acclaimed studio K.P.D.O. to function as a luxuriously appointed family home. The Fawkner is a joint venture between LAS Group and Qualitas.

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Perfectly positioned overlooking the expansive grounds of Fawkner Park to the East, Port Philip Bay to the West and St. Kilda Road’s grand boulevard and Melbourne’s city skyline to the North, The Fawkner boasts uninterrupted views that will never be built out.

Each apartment has been carefully designed by acclaimed design studio K.P.D.O. to mirror the form and functionality of a standalone home, creating a new standard in apartment living for discerning homebuyers.

Visit our display suite to experience first hand the location, design and amenity that make The Fawkner Residences so unique.

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IDEAS IN BLOOM melbourne’s flower & garden show highlights gorgeous garden design, writes clare kennedy

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ou don’t have to be a keen gardener to get a thrill out of the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. Now in its 21st year, our annual horticultural hoedown offers something for everyone – practical tips for keen gardeners, inspiration for big dreamers and a visual feast for those with an eye for beauty.

Even the kids will get a kick out of the architect-designed entries in the ever-popular Cubby House Challenge, which raises money for the Kids Under Cover charity. As it all gets set to bloom again in the Carlton Gardens next week, we reflect on some of the best-in-show garden designs from last year. ● ckennedy@the weeklyreview.com.au

PIPE DREAM

Designer \ Alison Douglas, Alison Douglas Design Award \ First place in the boutique landscape category Alison Douglas, 38, loves the balance yoga brings to her life. She wanted to design a garden conducive to stopping and de-stressing, as an antidote to the busy cafes, pop-up shops and activities that fill the city.

The materials she chose were cheap and basic ones that could be found on any Melbourne industrial site. They included concrete pipes to make an enclosed shelter, a

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feature pool, fire pit and gardens. Elements of water, fire, earth and stone – combined with the circular shapes – made for an intriguing space.

The garden used hardy and durable species that had a Mexican theme and would grow in the middle of the city. They included Mexican sedum and blue rug juniper: “I wanted that jagged textural blue,” Alison says.

She envisaged the garden as a haven for a residential gardener, but also imagined it suiting a communal space or as an unexpected haven down a city laneway.

“I suppose in a public place it would be graffitied, but I’m okay with that.”

(TIM TURNER)

» The 2016 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show runs from March 16-20. melbflowershow.com.au

PIPE DREAM

She used concrete to reflect the concrete jungle of the city, but subverted it to create a place to rest and read and think. Alison prefers tricky over large and opulent spaces.

“Sometimes I think gardens are opulent for the sake of it,” she says. ● » alisondouglas.com.au

URBAN TEMPLE

Designer \ Jai Cheswick, Cheswick Consultants Award \ Second place in the boutique landscape category

ROUSSEAU’S JUNGLE

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URBAN TEMPLE

In planning his garden, landscape architect Jai Cheswick wanted to create a balanced and peaceful place. The designer, who enjoys regular meditation, describes the garden as a contemporary Asian-style temple enclosed in vertical timber louvres. These allow visitors to sit quietly as a part of the landscape as opposed to being separate from it.

A sitting space opposite large balanced Castella rocks created a feeling of presence and drama, and an egg-shaped water feature represented new life and new beginnings, he says. The egg was also a playful reference to the show’s Carlton Gardens location, which is often littered with pine cones.

Jai created four different views of the garden. “I felt people would enjoy walking around the garden and being able to look into it,” he says. “Many visited over and over or walked around it numerous times to take it all in. People found the temple very intriguing, with the braver ones climbing inside for a taste of calm.”

Bamboo, maple, bonsai-style conifers, Camellia japonica ‘Unryu’ (which means “dragon in the clouds”) and a single potted bonsai were chosen to draw the viewer into another world, he says. “Many gardens have no rhyme or reason to them, save to look good. I wanted to design a space specifically to develop a feeling of calm, balance, harmony and peace within the user.” ● » landscapedesign.melbourne

ROUSSEAU’S JUNGLE

Designer \ Heather Forward Award \ First place in the achievable gardens category This garden by Heather Forward frames a tough question. A tiger cut-out pauses next to a pool and stares intensely at the viewer.

Heather imagines it asking: “Is there a place for us in today’s world?”

When developing the idea for the garden, Heather imagined it as a stage or painting. She was inspired by a painting called The Dream, by post-impressionist artist Henri Rousseau.

A mature-age student at Melbourne University, Heather was in her 60s when she began a master’s degree in urban horticulture.

She has enjoyed building gardens in her various homes over the years – from Geelong to Queenscliff and Daylesford, where she once managed four hectares.

The former secondary art teacher says her art training remains a strong influence. “I see it as painting with plants,” she says of the pattern, repetition and vertical thrust in her garden’s design. ●

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URBAN SPACES

The selling point

Local heritage integrates with modern design and high-quality finishes to suit discerning owneroccupiers looking for accessible luxury living in a dynamic neighbourhood a minute from the Yarra.

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he mix of heritage and edgy urban design in Supply Co. – a new Richmond development at 9-15 David Street near the Yarra River and Victoria Gardens – is proving irresistible to owner-occupiers.

It’s in the middle of one of Melbourne’s most dynamic inner-city precincts where an industrial heritage is translating to designer living, and a new wave of artisans are creating new culinary traditions.

More than 50 of the project’s 140 apartments were snapped up in the first weekend after its late-February release, with a large proportion bought by owner-occupiers, says Beller Project Marketing director Damon Krongold.

“Supply Co. is designed for owner-occupiers who want the best location and a higher specification. Buyers are also seeing benefits in critical details like on-ground parking rather than stackers.”

Supply Co.’s design and name were inspired by the site’s history as concreting firm Builder’s Form Supply Co. and its 1938 heritage facade. Architects Peddle Thorp have incorporated the preserved facade depicting men at work within the new building, in line with developer Forza Capital’s philosophy of projecting Richmond history into the next century.

At street level a cafe sits within the original facade and an ultra-modern facade rises above. On level one a shared lounge and yoga studio/private dining room opens to a landscaped terrace with river views.

The building cascades in layers to the south, optimising views east to the river and west

Location, location to the CBD. Supply Co. offers one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations, with prices starting at $419,000 including on-ground secure basement car parking. Internal areas range from 46 to 122 square metres with balconies and landscaped terraces from 10 to 235 square metres. The largest terraces include an outdoor kitchen and a spa.

The interiors reflect the grain of the

surrounding urban environment with light, warm tones accented by metal and natural timber fittings and dark contrasts. Buyers can select an industrially inspired interior scheme or classic light scheme. Engineered oak boards flow through living areas with wool carpets in bedrooms. ● LIZ McLACHLAN lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au

David Street is 3.9 kilometres from the CBD –a 15-minute cycle or a short tram trip along Victoria Street – while the Yarra River and its Capital City Trail is a minute’s cycle away. Victoria Gardens is a two-minute walk and artisan coffee roaster and brew bar Maker Fine Coffee is tucked into a heritage warehouse around the corner.

THE BUILD Address \ 9-15 David Street, Richmond Developer \ Forza Capital Building and interior design \ Peddle Thorp Architects Landscape design \ GbLA Sales \ Damon Krongold Beller Project Marketing 0418 850 757 Display \ 1-9 Doonside Street, Richmond

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The Industrial scheme has matt blacks in tapware, handles and joinery frames and timber-veneer joinery while the Essential scheme has white 2-pac joinery with stainless-steel accents. Benchtops are in soft grey reconstituted stone and splashbacks are black or white subway tiling. Most of the 62 two-bedroom and all of the three-bedroom layouts have an island bench with overhead pendant lights. Appliances are by Miele with stainless-steel gas cooktops, underbench ovens, semi-integrated dishwashers and concealed rangehoods. ●

The cunning storage tower in the Industrial-scheme bathrooms has a large high cupboard, open shelves and deep drawers in timber veneer framed by matt black powder-coated metal. The theme continues with matt black tap and shower ware, polished concrete-style floor tiles and black tiled feature wall. Within the Essential scheme there’s a geometric white mosaic feature wall and Scandinavian minimalism in stainless-steel and light timber open shelving and vanity.

The walk-in shower for both schemes has a frameless glass screen and a flexible showerhead. ●

On the first floor Supply Co. residents will share a lounge with fireplace and multi-purpose yoga studio/private dining room with fully equipped kitchen. Both rooms open to a large terrace landscaped by GbLA, the designers of Supply Co.’s shared and private terraces. The residents’ lounge will provide a quiet sanctuary or entertaining space with comfortable lounge seating around a fireplace and low tables with sling chairs.

The mirrored studio-dining room is divided from the lounge and the fully equipped kitchen will help residents host private functions. ●

» SupplyCoRichmond.com.au Living area \ 46-122 square metres Outdoor space \ 10-235 square metres Facilities \ Communal landscaped terraces; residents’ lounge and multipurpose yoga studio/private dining room with fully equipped kitchen Pricing guide \ One-bedroom from $419,000 including car park, two-bedroom from $565,000 including car park, three-bedroom from $960,000 including car park

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PERSONAL SPACE AT H O M E W I T H N ATA L I E H U N T E R

LILIES I love the florist, Pash, in Bay Street and lilies are my favourite flowers because they always look fresh. I love a home with lots of white and with uncomplicated lines. Jordan would describe my style as sterile but I’d describe it as fresh and uncluttered. I always have lilies at home.

When she isn’t at work, Natalie and her husband, AFL umpire Jordan Bannister, relax in the cafes and restaurants around Brighton.

“Jordan and I love going to the Pantry for breakfast and we often frequent Lafayette and Bossy Boots – because we’re both terrible cooks!” she says with a laugh. ● SARAH MARINOS smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au » 2016 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, March 17-20. grandprix.com.au

FISH POND When my two-yearold niece, Chloe, visits the first thing she wants to do is feed the fish in the pond. Those fish get a hideous amount of food then!

Sometimes we get ducks and ducklings arriving. It’s a beautiful spot – like a little oasis.

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righton has always been home to Channel Ten presenter Natalie Hunter.

Her family lived in a sprawling Edwardian house before downsizing to their modern, light-filled home close to Bay Street’s cafes and shops two years ago.

Natalie, who is part of Ten’s 2016 Australian Grand Prix team, refers to the house as “the chocolate box” – because of its square, dark brown exterior and because, when opened, it is full of surprises. There are open spaces and a flowing floor plan that is flooded with natural light, thanks to large floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows. “On a nice day we open the windows and doors to let in the sunshine and breeze. I love light in a house – it makes it a happy place,” says Natalie.

During the grand prix, Natalie will be interviewing acts and celebrity guests who visit Albert Park. “It’s the best job in the world. I get to do fun things at the track and meet whatever celebrities walk by. The glamour of Formula One is like no other sport in the world.”

This room is light and looks out onto the garden with our fish pond. I love the beautiful couch and hearing my younger brother play the piano. We put the Christmas tree in here every year and we all open our presents here on Christmas Day.

HUGO Our black Labrador is nine and he’s a big part of our family. My brothers have their own dogs and when we have family get-togethers they bring their dogs too and it’s like a zoo. Hugo has a lovely character and he likes to eat everything in sight.

WESTERN BULLDOGS JUMPER I was born a Bulldog; I didn’t get a choice. Dad and his entire family are Bulldog supporters. My favourite player when I was little was Ilija Grgic because he wore a glove so it was easy for me to tell who he was. We still go to games as a family.

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Five years ago I was in the celebrity challenge. I got chronically carsick because I felt very enclosed and I had a head and neck support device on my neck so I could barely move. I had a recurring nightmare that the F1 cars would come out and I’d still be going around the track.

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THE STYLIST M I R A N D A TAY G O E S O N T H E I N S I D E

G R E AT T I P S F R O M T H E B O O K 1 To find the best shade, consider room direction,

the time of day you will be there and the prevailing weather.

2 Choosing a pale grey for a south-facing room

(in Melbourne) is tricky, because many shades will look cool. Embrace its cosiness by picking a strong shade of grey and put it on every wall.

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s grey the perfect neutral? According to Shades of Grey (no, not that book; another one) by Kate Watson-Smyth, it’s so chic it’s set to be the base colour of the decade. It’s also one of the most difficult to get right, because the eye can detect 500 varieties. This excellent book – written for the UK market, so replace mentions of “north-facing” with “south” – gives you context, elucidation and illumination with sound advice and stunning pictures. ● mtay@theweeklyreview.com.au

» Shades of Grey: Decorating with the most elegant of neutrals,

by Kate Watson-Smyth, $49.99 (Ryland Peters & Small)

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3 The southern hemisphere can handle bright, hard colour … closer to the equator, where the light is intense and clean, cooler greys with blue, green and violet undertones work better.

4 What goes with grey? Everything. As long as your

base notes don’t jar, you can pair grey with almost anything, from neons to pastels.

5 The most important question is: do you use your space mainly during natural daylight hours or artificially illuminated evening hours?

Certain shade: The home of Karina, Victor and George Bjerregaard Chen in Denmark. This room is painted in Manor House Grey by (paint specialist) Farrow & Ball and is a “definite” grey – it looks grey in all lights. The strong colour works well with clean lines and strong architectural features. (JAN BALDWIN)

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SWIT SWITCH TO SCOTCH OT OTCH 116 ROBINSON RO ROAD, HA HAWTHORN, 3122

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hey say that location is everything in real estate and Hawthorn’s Scotch Hill is one of the most prized locations in this prized suburb.

For families on the lookout for a Scotch Hill address, this four-bedroom, architect-designed house offers terrific zoned family living with privacy, abundant natural light and a chance of a sun-drenched lifestyle. Plus, there’s all the advantages that come with the location.

Here are just a few: you can walk to Scotch College, Auburn South Primary School, Auburn High School, Kooyong Park, the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Kooyong Village with its shops and cafes, Kooyong Station and two tram routes. Then there is the easy access to the Monash Freeway, which means only one set of lights between home and the Mornington Peninsula or the Great Ocean Road.

Architect Michael Phillipson designed the house 11 years ago for the vendors – and it still looks utterly contemporary.

This is the sort of house where you only need to get the keys and move in to enjoy a dream lifestyle.

Design-savvy buyers are set to love its proportions, its northern-Californian modernist theme, its strong lines and large open-plan spaces, bespoke details such as the Marc Pascal butterfly overhead light, and the extensive use of quality timber.

Set back from the street amid lush greenery, it is oriented to get year-round northern light. The outdoor space is perfectly integrated into the house so there is a strong connection to the landscape at every turn. Whether it’s seeing the greenery from the main bedroom window or appreciating the summer shade of the mature tree in the back garden, the design connects brilliantly to the outdoors.

The use of glass, timber, high ceilings and, of course, the light, are its hallmarks. Limed European oak floors underscore the sense of space and light throughout.

There are three separate living areas: the open-plan living, dining and kitchen hub, a television or media room and an

final word

EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS PROPERTY EDITOR \ MARIA HARRIS property@theweeklyreview.com.au M \ 0409 009 766 DEPUTY PROPERTY EDITOR \ BONNIE ZIEGELER M \ 0437 603 911 ADVERTISING INQUIRIES REGIONAL SALES MANAGER \ MATTHEW MAASDIJK mmaasdijk@theweeklyreview.com.au M \ 0417 307 710 The real estate cover story (right) and We Love It property reviews on the following pages have been visited by TWR journalists.

Agents’ Choices and Out of Town are promotions provided by the selling agent.

“A wonderful, light-filled & spacious contemporary home with a sensational floor plan that offers seamless indoor-outdoor flow.” desiree wakim – agent Marshall White \ 9822 9999

Price \ $2.5 million +

Auction \ March 19 at 11.30am

Fast facts \ Architect-designed house with high ceilings, abundant natural light and great open-plan living; north-facing living and outdoor entertainment zones; marble, stainless-steel and timber kitchen with Smeg appliances; media room; retreat/fourth bedroom; study; powder room; separate laundry; en suite and walk-in wardrobe to main bedroom; European oak floors; open fireplace; abundant storage; bespoke fittings and features; timber deck; picturesque north-west-facing garden with solar-heated swimming pool and stone-paved terrace; under-floor heating; evaporative cooling; alarm; security intercom; water tank; wine room; excellent position near schools, shops and transport.

Hawthorn \ 7 kilometres from the city

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upstairs retreat. The ground floor also includes a powder room near the front door and a laundry with outside access that is conveniently tucked out of sight.

But it is the open-plan living, kitchen and dining zone with its links to the outdoors that makes this house sing.

The kitchen, with a marble and glass splashback, has a wall of timber cabinets above a stainless-steel benchtop, a Smeg cooktop and a 900-millimetre Smeg oven. There are more timber cabinets in the marble-topped island bench that doubles as a breakfast bar. The dining area is at the end of the kitchen. Double doors open from this room to the deck and pool. On the other side of the kitchen, the living room has a wood-burning open fireplace on one wall, with shelving for art or books on either side of the chimney. Super-sized glass doors slide back to open the room to the sun-drenched terrace, making indoor-outdoor living easy. Just around the corner from the terrace, also reached through big glass sliders, the deck provides an opportunity to eat outside in sun or dappled shade.

A carpeted staircase to the first floor arrives at a large open-plan study with full-height timber cabinets and built-in desk. Off the hall near the study is the parents’ retreat, which includes the main bedroom with its lofty treetop vista. A sliding door leads from the bedroom to the walk-in wardrobe, with another slider to the en suite that has two basins, marble benchtops and a frameless glass shower.

There is another bedroom at this end of the house. At the other end of the hall, a sliding door leads to a retreat or rumpus room that is likely to be claimed by the teenagers in the house if they are not in the downstairs media room.

It could also be turned into a fourth bedroom very easily.

The third bedroom, with built-in desk and wardrobes, is next to it. The family bathroom features twin basins, marble benchtops, a separate bath and frameless glass shower. ● MARIA HARRIS property@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Price \ $5 million +

Auction \ March 19 at noon

Abercromby’s \ 9864 5300

PROPERTY ID » 2012632612

Price \ About $4 million

Private auction \ March 23

In one of South Yarra’s best-known streets, this spectacular Victorian house has an emphasis on wide proportions and natural light. Without compromising quality or innovation, the house has been renovated inside and out. Behind the bluestone and wrought-iron lacework facade, a wide hallway opens to two large rooms. On the right is a study with built-in joinery and seating. To the left, the main bedroom has a large, opulent en suite. Both rooms contain the architectural integrity of another era, with ceiling roses, marble fireplaces and high ceilings. The ceiling heights are retained in the contemporary open-plan rear extension, which opens to a landscaped garden with pool and spa.

Here, light is introduced at every opportunity through skylights and french windows. The kitchen, like the rest of the house, is designed for entertaining and has a raft of features. A dramatic steel staircase leads up to three more bedrooms. Downstairs there’s a second living area that is flanked by a marine fish tank and a 3000-bottle climate-controlled wine cellar. ● FRANCESCA CARTER

From the mind of architect Wayne Gillespie, this bright and alluring house is a testament to inspiring design. Modernist in essence, it opens to a light and spacious foyer with white walls and stone underfoot. The decor continues into the family room, where floor-to-ceiling windows offer enveloping views of the pool, terrace and parkland beyond. A Caesarstone kitchen has stainless-steel appliances. Off this space, there’s a carpeted sitting and dining room with open fireplace and a study. All four bedrooms are upstairs. They’re carpeted and have full-height doors, a shared balcony with glass balustrade, and skylights to keep things bright. The main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe, en suite and access to the balcony, which takes in views over the partially hidden tennis court at the rear. Two of the other bedrooms also get balcony access, and all three have built-in wardrobes. There’s another bathroom and a separate toilet up here. Private, peaceful, perfect. ● JULIAN HEALEY

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POSTCODE

3141

3

2

POSTCODE

3144

3

2

AGENTS’ CHO I CE POSTCODE

3145

7 Epping Street, Malvern East 3

2

POSTCODE 2

3102

1/21 Elm Grove, Kew East 4

2

POSTCODE 2

3124

25 Kintore Street, Camberwell 4

2

2

POSTCODE

3122

6 Calvin Street, Hawthorn 4

2

2

Agent: Kate Cusack 0438 334 374 .................................................................

Price: $2 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 12.30pm .................................................................

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

Agent: Jason Salan 0417 664 431 .................................................................

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

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: Thur 2-2.30pm; Sat noon-1pm .................................................................

Agent: Peter Vigano 0407 301 224 .................................................................

Price: $3.5 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 3pm .................................................................

OFI: Thur 1.30-2pm; Sat 12.30-1pm .................................................................

Agent: Rebecca Edwards 0423 759 481 .................................................................

Price: $2.8 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 2pm .................................................................

OFI: Thur 1-1.30pm; Sat 10-10.30am .................................................................

Wahroogah, a renovated three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence with carport plus parking, is on the edge of the Gascoigne Estate.

This brand-new townhouse combines gracious entertaining and spacious family accommodation in a private, leafy setting surrounded by lush parkland.

Chardleigh (c1898), an unforgettable house in the Tara Estate, creates a perfect partnership of breathtaking heritage beauty and contemporary luxury.

At Clovelly, charm and romance enjoy a privileged riverside position. This atticstyle 1930s house is on sizeable grounds in the coveted Creswick Estate precinct.

Let's eat lunch @ Over Easy, 98 Waverley Road Let's eat dinner @ L'Olivo, 171 Waverley Road Let's drink coffee @ Servery & Spoon, 137 Waverley Road

Let's eat lunch @ Cafe on High, 682 High Street Let's eat dinner @ Di Palma's, 684 High Street Let's drink coffee @ Xocolatl, 11 Strathalbyn Street

Let's eat lunch @ George's, 819 Burke Road Let's eat dinner @ Trinitas Thai, 955 Burke Road Let's drink coffee @ Zazu, 1377 Toorak Road

Let's eat lunch @ Liar Liar, 90 Kinkora Road Let's eat dinner @ Ocha Japanese, 3 Church Street Let's drink coffee @ Axil, 422 Burwood Road

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KEW \ 18 BELMONT AVENUE

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With its tessellated-tile verandah, wide arched hallway and spectacular Italianate vaulted ceiling, this Hawthorn-brick Victorian house is a walk through history. Built in the 1890s, it has had only a couple of owners, the latest for 43 years.

Upon inspection, it’s easy to see why. Not only is the house pretty as a picture, but it also feels like a solid family home. It has character, memories and wonderful proportions.

With the house well sited on its 1035-square-metre block, there are views of the landscaped garden from almost every room.

Behind its elegant facade is a typical

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3101

3

POSTCODE

3124

1

46 Broadway, Camberwell 3

3

POSTCODE 1

3142

Price \ $3.7 million +

770a Orrong Road, Toorak 3

2

2

Victorian floor plan comprising a long hallway with bedrooms, a study and living areas on either side. The formal living room to the right once served as a grand dining room, catering for parties of up to 16 people.

The hallway ends at a large living and dining area. Once a ballroom, this is a jaw-dropping space thanks to the dramatic domed ceiling

that was carved in the early 20th century.

To the left of this spectacular space is the open-plan family living area, the kitchen and the laundry. To the right is the main bedroom, which has an en suite and a walk-in wardrobe.

There’s a garage and a sauna but the in-ground pool is the icing on a very attractive residential cake. ● FRANCESCA CARTER

Auction \ March 19 at 11am

POSTCODE

3104

25 Greythorn Road, Balwyn North 4

3

2

POSTCODE

3144

23 Bonview Road, Malvern 4

2

2

Agent: James Tostevin 0417 003 333 .................................................................

Price: $2.2 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 1.30pm .................................................................

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

Agent: Campbell Ward 0402 124 939 .................................................................

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

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 3pm .................................................................

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

Agent: Guy Coles 0412 827 961 .................................................................

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

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 11am .................................................................

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

Agent: Anthony Grimwade 0418 382 226 .................................................................

Price: $3.9 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at noon .................................................................

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

This deceptively spacious brick Edwardian one-of-a-pair boasts a seamless blend of superb period features with stunning contemporary living spaces.

A masterpiece of modern design, this luxurious freestanding Nicholas Day residence is a stunning, private indoor-outdoor sanctuary.

Fluid open-plan design and extensive use of glass create a relaxed, light-filled ambience within this stately, elevated and brand-new four-bedroom residence.

An impressive architect-designed lightfilled contemporary house offering superb functionality and flexibility of space, positioned in a highly sought location.

Let's eat lunch @ Collective Espresso, 1/3 Cookson Street Let's eat dinner @ Amici Trattoria, 726-728 Burke Road Let's drink coffee @ Lalans Cafe, 734 Burke Road

Let's eat lunch @ Caffe e Cucina, 581 Chapel Street Let's eat dinner @ France-Soir, 11 Toorak Road Let's drink coffee @ The Cheese Cave, 429 Toorak Road

Let's eat lunch @ Moka Pot Cafe, 315 Doncaster Road Let's eat dinner @ Dunyazad, 329 Doncaster Road Let's drink coffee @ Caffe Romeo, 319 Doncaster Road

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KEW \ 3 PERRY RRY COURT RR R This three-level house is one of the few left intact from the work of Kevin Borland (1926-2000), a significant architect in the postwar years. He was a member of the young group that designed Melbourne’s iconic Olympic Pool.

A high, fan-shaped block dictated that many rooms would be complex in form and this gives the living/dining/family area an intimacy and even a cosiness lacking in many current houses. The spaces are interconnected by cavity sliding doors that still slide effortlessly.

They have northern aspects and easy access to a low outdoor area with a half-kidney pool and barbecue.

The upper floor has a spacious main suite with a fully fitted dressing room and a period bathroom. It, along with three more bedrooms, is bathed in northern light and has views across to the foothills and the Dandenongs. Many materials and equipment from the ’60s remain, proving their quality.

Striking features are the handsome cabinetry throughout, the “secret” doors set into vertical timber-lined walls, and the Lyons windows that, with high and low vents, have never been bettered. A ducted central system (originally oil-fired) heats the house and individual air-conditioning units have been installed later.

A secure double garage is adjacent to the front entry and a double carport is at the lower level. ● NEIL CLEREHAN

POSTCODE

3101

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Price \ $1.8 million +

Auction \ March 19 at noon

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CAMBERWELL \ 68A HUNTER ROAD At this contemporary house, relaxing on the elevated deck or the terrace directly beneath it listening to the birds, you could be in any peaceful rural retreat.

But the adjoining green buffer of Back Creek is firmly in Camberwell, so the Riversdale Road tram, shops and schools (Camberwell High zone) are close by for when you need to return to reality.

The house uses the slope of its irregular 433-square-metre block to its advantage.

Street-level entry leads past a carpeted formal living/dining room to the elevated family/meals area under a raked ceiling. Its open-plan design connects it and the adjoining kitchen to the deck via a glass door, sliding servery windows and picture windows.

The stairs head down from the central hall, giving access to the double garage, then continuing to the lower-level composition of four bedrooms, a cosy television area, a laundry and bathrooms. The en-suited main bedroom is zoned with a study that meets the sheltered, covered patio.

The newly landscaped garden has pebbles, magnolias, ornamental pear trees and drought-happy plants. Inside, Sydney blue gum floorboards and cedar window frames add warmth. The kitchen has Ilve cooking appliances, an angled black glass splashback and ivory 2pac cabinetry. Each bedroom has built-in wardrobes. ● JACQUI HAMMERTON

POSTCODE

3124

4

2

2

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PROPERTY ID » 2012599392

Price \ About $2 million

Auction \ March 19 at 3pm

AGENTS’ CHO I CE POSTCODE

3124

2 Netherway Street, Camberwell 4

3

2

POSTCODE

3000

33/2 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 1

1

1

POSTCODE

3146

4 Heaton Avenue, Glen Iris 4

3

3

POSTCODE

3142

9/1085 Malvern Road, Toorak 3

2

3

Agent: Tim Derham 0438 332 844 .................................................................

Price: $1.8 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 10am .................................................................

OFI: Thur, Sat 1-1.30pm .................................................................

Agent: Julia de Campo 0400 580 113 .................................................................

Price: $650,000 - $700,000 .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at noon .................................................................

OFI: Thur 1-1.30pm; Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

Agent: James Redfern 0412 360 667 .................................................................

Price: $2.25 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 12.30pm .................................................................

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

Agent: Karl Luff 0422 172 170 .................................................................

Price: $1.8 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 3pm .................................................................

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

Refined lines create great first impressions for this substantial residence's luxurious entertainiment areas and light-filled living/ dining dimensions.

In the iconic Herald Sun building, soaring ceilings, floorboards and large windows lend this stunning apartment New York style.

The captivating blend of refined elegance and light-filled contemporary style displayed by this gracious c1920 residence provides instant family appeal.

Stunning light-filled single-level penthouse apartment recently built and designed by Nicholas Day Architects offering expansive open-plan living and dining spaces.

Let's eat lunch @ Miss Frank Cafe, 200 Through Road Let's eat dinner @ MiMi's Restaurant, 132 Highfield Road Let's drink coffee @ Dish & Spoon, 122 Highfield Road

Let's eat lunch @ Chin Chin, 125 Flinders Lane Let's eat dinner @ Gazi, 2 Exhibition Street Let's drink coffee @ Cumulus Inc, 45 Flinders Lane

Let's eat lunch @ Our Kitchen Table, 134 Burke Road Let's eat dinner @ Kerabu, 151 Burke Road Let's drink coffee @ One Little Place, 352 Wattletree Road

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Price \ $1.7 million +

Auction \ March 19 at 1pm

Noel Jones \ 9809 2000

PROPERTY ID » 2012613647

Price \ $1.6 million +

Auction \ March 19 at noon

The shady porch and the lawn that rolls down to a wall of luxuriant hedges at this property look straight out of a story book. The house, too, deserves a cinematic close-up. Classified as Victorian, the red-brick, single-storey dwelling seems to have been remodelled in the 1920s, with mullioned windows, leadlight internal doors and an arts and crafts timber ceiling in its L-shaped hall. Its most awe-inspiring feature is the beautiful, 11-metre-long living and dining area, linked by bifold doors; the dining room has bookshelves and a bay window, while the lounge has a red-tiled open fireplace. The modern kitchen has a Westinghouse range and looks fresh in white laminate against rosy-beige walls and timber-laminate flooring. Three large double bedrooms have high ceilings and elaborate skirtings; two have en suites and the main, handsome in dark green, has a tiled fireplace and a walk-in wardrobe. The side driveway has two parking spaces. It’s walking distance to Mont Albert station and the Union Road shops. ● ALISON BARCLAY

The level of detail in this double-storey 1930s Californian bungalow is outstanding. Freshly painted and with new carpets throughout, it is on a peaceful 590-square-metre block in a leafy pocket of Glen Iris. White-framed bay windows are integral components of the rendered brick facade. The neutral palette continues inside, complemented by cornice and ceiling details. The main bedroom has built-in wardrobes and bifold doors to the hall. Opposite, the partially zoned living and dining rooms offer the same heritage appeal as the main bedroom. At the rear of this space is a study with air-conditioning and eye-catching built-in shelving. On the way through to a bright and spacious family room at the back, you’ll pass a large stone kitchen with timber cabinets. There’s a bathroom and secluded retreat at the bottom of the stairs. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms (each with a built-in desk and wardrobes) and a bathroom. There’s a deck out the back, along with a lawn and freestanding shed. ● JULIAN HEALEY

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3

POSTCODE

3127

3

POSTCODE

3146

2

1

AGENTS’ CHO I CE POSTCODE

3122

26 Linda Crescent, Hawthorn 5

3

5

POSTCODE

3122

484 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn 4

2

3

POSTCODE

3145

16 Nirvana Avenue, Malvern East 4

2

1

POSTCODE

3141

13 Hobson Street, South Yarra 3

1

Agent: Kevin O'Brien 0447 008 000 .................................................................

Price: $3.5 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 1pm .................................................................

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

Agent: Geoff Hall 0419 006 488 .................................................................

Price: About $4 million .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 3pm .................................................................

OFI: Thur 2-2.30pm; Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

Agent: James Tomlinson 0408 350 684 .................................................................

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

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 12.30pm .................................................................

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

Agent: Anthony Grimwade 0418 382 226 .................................................................

Price: $1.5 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday March 19 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: Wed 5-5.30pm; Sat 1-1.30pm .................................................................

This magnificent Federation Queen Anne is an iconic example of the era, presenting five bedrooms and traditional lounge and dining rooms on 1345sqm (approx).

This exquisitely renovated Scotch Hill Victorian residence showcases an architect-designed layout with modern finesse and understated sophistication.

A beautiful period residence in an acclaimed leafy location near Terminus Village, East Malvern station, Chadstone and schools.

A classic solid-brick single-storey Victorian terrace that is perfectly positioned to many amenities including the highly popular Hawksburn Village.

Let's eat lunch @ Rococo, 797 Glenferrie Road Let's eat dinner @ Lulo, 798 Glenferrie Road Let's drink coffee @ Crabapple Kitchen, 659 Glenferrie Road

Let's eat lunch @ Porgie & Mr Jones, 291 Auburn Road Let's eat dinner @ Rococo, 797 Glenferrie Road Let's drink coffee @ Finders Keepers, 89 Riversdale Road

Let's eat lunch @ Jake & The Beans Talk, 510 Waverley Road Let's eat dinner @ Spice Village, 311 Waverley Road Let's drink coffee @ Bamboo Bean, 301 Waverley Road

Let's eat lunch @ Husband, 377 Malvern Road Let's eat dinner @ Bistro Thierry, 511 Malvern Road Let's drink coffee @ Hobba, 428 Malvern Road

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376 Glenferrie Rd

Marshall White 127

60 Wheatland Rd

Marshall White 152

MALVERN EAST 7 Epping St

SOLD $2.532 MILLION 12 WESTBOURNE GROVE, CAMBERWELL

SOLD $1.38 MILLION 13 MORANG ROAD, HAWTHORN

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19 Bates St

SOLD $2.64 MILLION 26 EDWARD STRRET, SANDRINGHAM

Abercromby’s

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SOLD $1.755 MILLION 14 LOCKSLEY AVENUE, KEW

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MIDDLE PARK ADDRESS

AGENT PAGE

EAST MELBOURNE

15 Grattan St

Kay & Burton

57

3A Belmont Ave

Fletchers

91

58 Park Rd

Marshall White 153

ARMADALE MONT ALBERT 13 Malvern Rd 11 Marlborough St

GLEN IRIS ASHBURTON

149 150

99

PORTSEA KEW EAST 1/21 28 Belford

HAWTHORN EAST

Fletchers

Jellis Craig 108

PRAHRAN

KOOYONG BALWYN

148 148 149

HAWTHORN BALWYN NORTH

46a Kinkora Rd

Kay & Burton

56

1 Heather Crt 11 Broomfield Rd

Marshall White 150 Marshall White 151

23 Bonview Rd 40 Thanet St

KEW

87 Sackville St

RT Edgar

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30 Peel St

MALVERN

1307 High St

RT Edgar RT Edgar

78 79

CLEARANCE RATES FEBRUARY 2016 BLAIRGOWRIE Prentice 157

CAMBERWELL 2 Netherway St

Abercromby’s

66

SOLD $1.805 MILLION 16 ALICE STREET, MALVERN

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CARISBROOK 78 Camp St

Ray White 157

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Jellis Craig 123

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SUBURB AUCTIONS % ARMADALE 8 88% ASHBURTON 6 100% BALWYN 12 67% BALWYN NORTH 24 71% CAMBERWELL 20 90% CANTERBURY 12 83% GLEN IRIS 24 88% HAWTHORN 28 79% HAWTHORN EAST 14 86% KEW 32 81% KEW EAST 8 75% MALVERN 10 70% MALVERN EAST 24 88% PRAHRAN 23 78% SOUTH YARRA 19 84% SURREY HILLS 16 75% TOORAK 18 78% SOURCE \ REIV *Due to the very low volume of auctions in some suburbs the clearance rates are likely to show a high degree of volatility.

ROMSEY 99 Crooked Rd

Kay & Burton

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Kay & Burton

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SORRENTO 15 Boroondara Rd

SOUTH YARRA 49 Darling St

RT Edgar

74

60 Tivoli Rd

RT Edgar

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42 Fawkner St

Marshall White 154

SURREY HILLS 17 Albany Cres

19 Bristol St

Bekdon Richards

89

Marshall White 154

TOORAK 2 Hopetoun Rd

Kay & Burton

50

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Situated in one of Melbourne's most revered and sought after locations, Hopetoun Road is a stunning example of inspired Toorak living. With exclusivity and luxury in mind, this exceptional residence seamlessly connects a perfectly considered interior with manicured grounds and enviable outdoor living spaces.

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pool & adjacent reflection pond lead to a tennis court with built-in seating flanked by hedge privacy. A central light filled stairwell links the perfectly proportioned dual levels comprising five generous bedrooms each with en suite, formal dining with 1,500 bottle wine cellar, luxurious master bedroom with elevated garden aspect featuring expansive floor to ceiling Travertine bathroom.

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| 2 Netherway Street

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Superb lines create great first impressions for this substantial residence´s refined spaces including luxurious entertaining areas, light filled living/dining dimensions and a Bosch fitted granite open plan kitchen. A central study adds a downstairs bedroom option, with its own bathroom, to three upstairs bedrooms and two bathrooms including a massive main bedroom suite. North and west garden backdrop with direct access to parklands. Heating, cooling, ducted vacuum, great storage and double garage - among many additional advantages - close to Through Road shops and Riversdale Road trams.

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| 237 Coppin Street

Rare and Remarkable Barkly Gardens Victorian

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Idyllically set in a heritage row opposite attractive Barkly Gardens, this compelling Victorian delivers the ultimate family environment. Brilliantly rebuilt in 2004, its generous interiors reveal traditional formal sitting and dining rooms plus home office, each with open fireplaces, well appointed granite kitchen and magnificent open-plan family living and dining domain extending to a covered deck and private garden. Generous main bedroom with stylish ensuite/walk in robes enjoys deck with sensational park views. Cellar.

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| 7 Epping Street

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The previously renovated, completely comfortable spaces of three bedroom, two bathroom ’WAHROOGAH’ are complemented by options for taking today´s proportions to a fresh contemporary level of luxury. Edwardian character and impressive proportions define a flexible formal living room, adjoined by a wine room or study, while bright living and dining areas to the rear are arranged around a granite kitchen. Carport plus parking accompany a home where past, present and future appeal form a great combination on the edge of the Gascoigne Estate.

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| 25 Talbot Crescent

A Privileged Position, Unmistakably Gillespie

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This Wayne Gillespie residence offering four bedrooms and a refined study, is exceptionally desirable. Here, bordering parkland, with a leafy northern backdrop beyond, it´s taken to the highest level of allure. Uninterrupted outlooks that stretch across the terrace, the pool and a north-south tennis court highlight the visual impact of a property featuring superb living, dining and entertaining spaces served by a contemporary kitchen of elite quality. Flexible games room/tennis pavilion. Cellar. Double garage. Short walk to schools, public transport, shops and parks.

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3 Selwyn Street Canterbury MALING ROAD PRECINCT PERIOD FAMILY HOME The floor plan of this light-filled, beautifully presented 3 bedroom + study, 2 bathroom family home flows easily from the wide entrance foyer through a formal living/dining space to a light-filled Ilve & Smeg appliance kitchen with informal dining space and down to a generous family room which opens onto extensive rear decking. Easy walk to Canterbury Station, Maling Road Village, Canterbury Primary and Strathcona Girls Grammar schools. This exclusive home also offers a Boroondara Council Heritage Approved Permit for a Modern Two Storey Extension, with Pool and Double Garage.

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INSPECTION Thursday 10th March 12.00pm-12.30pm Saturday 12th March 12.00pm-12.30pm CONTACT

Paul Richards Mark Kainey May Zhu

0414 503 324 0419 333 437 0434 441 331

17 Albany Crescent Surrey Hills GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED AND THE LIVING IS EASY In one of Surrey Hills premier tree lined crescents this generous 4 bedroom + study, 2.5 bathroom family home offers easy zoned living & entertaining in peaceful surrounds with huge informal living/dining overlooking extensive decking to a landscaped garden with heated pool & paved alfresco entertaining/dining area. Close to Surrey Hills & Mont Albert shops, cafĂŠs & train stations, Surrey Hills Primary School & leading private schools.

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Evan Lykourinos Mark Kainey Jonathan Graham

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3J 1H 1F

52 BANOLE AVENUE PRAHRAN

Tastefully updated, this single level, solid brick Edwardian features rear access to Packington St in a premium inner-city location. 3 dble BRs (main with OFP & BIRs), living room with brick OFP & split system heat/cool, kitchen, renovated bathroom plus a utility room with concealed laundry & 2nd toilet make this a delightfully spacious home with scope for extension (STCA).

AUCTION Saturday 19th March 3.30pm INSPECT Thurs 12.30 - 1.00pm Sat 12.30 - 1.00pm Joe Zucco 0414 557 895 Simone Tramontana 0402 215 179

1112 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon

PHONE

9375 9375

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EXPANSIVE QUEEN ANNE EDWARDIAN

Auction

EAST MELBOURNE 54 Hotham Street

D4 E2 F2

Situated in this most commanding corner position with the desirable North facing rear aspect, the impressive and expansive four bedroom, two bathroom residence affor af ds great flexibility for lifestyle now, and vast upgrade potential in the future. Featuring broad formal entry, enormous formal sitting, and dining room. Held in the one family for 48 years, this is a significant opportunity to own and improve one of East Melbourne’s most substantial period residences.

• Vast four bedroom, two bathroom floor plan • Original ornate cornices and high ceilings • North facing rear garden • Off Of street parking for two cars • Enormous kitchen and bathrooms • 404m2 site

Saturday, 19th March 2.00PM View Friday and Saturday 2.00 - 2.30PM

Paul Caine 0407 393 900

54hothamst-eastmelb.com

caine.com.au

1 Collins Street MELBOURNE

CAMBERWELL 2A Hollsmoor Rd DELIGHTFUL SINGLE LEVEL RESIDENCE – A RARE GEM This quality well maintained one owner residence on a compact block of 376sqm (approx.) has its own street frontage, driveway plus remote control double garage with internal access and no body corporate. Relax in the elegant lounge/dining looking out to a private front garden. The kitchen/family/meals opens out to a decking and rear courtyds. 3 bedrooms (main with WIR & semi-ensuite, laundry, 2nd.toilet, cooling, ducted heating and watering system. Perfect low maintenance lifestyle in a quiet convenient location close to parkland, trams, schools and shops

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03 8413 8000

Auction Price: Open: Contact:

Saturday 19th March at 1:00pm $900,000 plus Thurs 11.30am - 12pm & Sat 11.30am - 12pm Choon Chieh 0452 626 101 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979

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KEW

15 Lower Drive Substantial 4 Bedroom Family Home This exceptional residence with polished timber floors takes a sophisticated approach to modern family living.

Two living/dining spaces (one with OFP) are the focus for light filled formal & informal entertaining, leading to a huge, sunny decked courtyard. There is an open plan kitchen with stone tops, huge island bench, Miele appliances, integrated coffee machine and double door fridge/freezer. Four double bedrooms, (two with ensuite & WIR’s the others with BIR’s) complimented by an impressive family bathroom & study zone.

Other features include integrated heating/cooling, security, ducted vacuum, excellent storage, double garage round out the expected luxuries, and there some others that take this home to the next plane.

4 A 3.5 B 2 C Auction Inspect Agent

Saturday 19th March 2:30pm Sat 11:30am-12:00pm Thurs 5:30-6:00pm Simon Polinelli 0410 579 418 simonp@meadowspartners.com.au

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A Legacy of Victoria’s Gold Mining & Pastoral History ‘Junction Lodge’, Carisbrook, VIC • • • • •

57ha* (140* acres), multifaceted property built in 1853 by pastoralist/entrepreneur Henry Chalk Fastidiously maintained 14 room Georgian homestead Stables, boxes, tack/feed rooms, Olympic size arena Improvements, woolshed, machinery & hay sheds Productive soils; water via bore, town mains & creek Located between Ballarat & Bendigo, 2hr* Melbourne

Sale $1,900,000 — $2,100,000 Josh Todd 0428 621 004 raywhiterural.com Property ID 1425247 junctionlodge.com

*approx.

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Ray White Rural Ballarat

Established in 1946 BLAIRGOWRIE

Celebrating 70 Years

PRIVATE SALE

15 BROOKS AVENUE

72 Blair Court

“SPECTACULAR”

This truly is something special! Offering a sweeping, commanding view of Port Phillip Bay across the Blairgowrie Marina to Queenscliff and beyond this newly built coastal residence comprising of 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms plus powder room. This signature property is ideally located just a leisurely 300m walk to Blairgowrie Village, Beach and just a short additional stroll to the recently redeveloped Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron and Harbour.

For further details or to arrange an inspection of this special holding contact the Directors: • Michael Prentice 0417 369 235 • Mark Prentice 0408 117 772 or our Sorrento Office 03 5984 4177

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THE HOME DIRECTORY CLEANING SERVICES Campeones

We are the champions of cleaning. We will prove ourselves to be a great asset to your company or home.

Available 7 days, including public holidays. Hours are based on what’s always the most convenient for our clients. Melbourne & surrounding areas.

Contact: Rosita for further details on: 0434 039 542 or SMS 0404 060 070.

BATHROOMS

BLINDS & SHUTTERS

GARAGE SALE

Bathrooms ‘R’ Us We do it all, from

Page Doors & Blinds Roller blinds.

Once in a Life Time Opportunity Garage

renovations and remodelling to plumbing and electrical, plastering, waterproofing and tiling. Contact us 24 hours, 7 days a week and we will happily assist. Call us now for a quote.

Roman blinds. Slim line venetians. Timber plantation shutters. Retractable insect screens.Customer satisfaction guarantee.

390 Burke Road Camberwell.

Sale 12th & 13th of March. 398 Mont Albert Rd Mont Albert. Owners have moved from an 80 square to a 40 square home. Household items, Fine Artworks from renowned Artists, GE Profile 2 door refrigerator with dispenser, Designer Furniture and many other Treasures.

Contact: 0423 676 555 or 9530 0422.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE Specialist Garden Services

Our friendly crew of qualified horticulturists offer professional, yet personal service. Regular garden maintenance includes fertilsers, pest/disease management, green waste removal, irrigation maintenance, horticulturial recommendations and written report. Satisfaction is Guaranteed.

Contact: 9560 1110

www.specialistgardenservices.com.au 1196867-PB36-15

HOME FURNISHINGS Next Home Furnishings

Visit our large showroom & discover 1000’s of metres of beautiful fabrics. Purchase by the metre or order in any brand. DIY, custom made window furnishings / cushions, upholstery service.

Free measure and quote. 1346 Toorak Road Camberwell Contact: 9889 2213.

www.nextfurnishings.com.au 1216189-HM06-16

CLEANING SERVICES

Pioneering Bathroom Designs

Campeones Cleaning Services –

Once in a Life Time Opportunity

Garage Sale 12th & 13th of March. 398 Mont Albert Rd Mont Albert. Owners have moved from an 80 square to a 40 square home.

Household items, Fine Artworks from renowned Artists, GE Profile 2 door refrigerator with dispenser, Designer Furniture and many other Treasures.

Contact: Nicky 0407 622 999.

www.398MontAlbertRoad.com 1218293-HM09-16

PAINTING Matt’s Painting and Decorating

Personalised, highly efficient and motivated team. Free quotes, prompt service and high quality paint finish.

Period to contemporary.

Experienced porters paint applicator and specialist in wallpaper hanging. We don’t just paint, we create.

Contact: Matt 0418 384 620

www.mpainting.com.au 1194383-ACM32-15

experience, we specialise in all aspects of bathroom renovations. HIA 984704.

Further details call Rosita: 0434 039 542

Town and Country Gardens Personalised service including solving existing garden problems, plant health checks & revamping or establishing a new garden.

Practical, professional advice & garden designs ensuring your gardening needs are

or SMS 0404 060 070.

fulfilled. Contact: 9822 3305.

E: info@campeones.com.au www.campeones.com.au

www.townandcountrygardens.com.au

and 2012 Melbourne Design Awards Shortlisted. Let us transform your tired/ outdated bathroom into a modern and innovative design. With over 20 years

Email: pbd@live.com.au

Contact: Sam 0439 115 225. www.pioneeringbathroomdesigns.com.au

Smarter Bathrooms Escape to a beautiful bathroom with a complete design, build and project management from Melbourne’s smartest bathroom renovator. Guaranteed start and finish dates or we pay you. Call now for an award winning interior designer to visit you. Showroom 77 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne

Contact: 1300 662 838

BLINDS A/P Shutters & Blinds Highest quality blinds and Timber Plantation Shutters at Melbourne’s best prices. Specialising in all other window furnishings including Holland Blinds, Sun Screens, Awnings, Venetians, Romans and Curtains.

CLUTTER RESCUE

Contact: 0425 329 247. simonehayman@gmail.com

Contact: 9560 1110 www.specialistgardenservices.com.au

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

HAIRDRESSERS

J.L Hutt Electrical Specialising in all electrical installations: Extensions/ Refurbishments, Stove/Oven/Hot Water Repair, Switchboard upgrades, House Rewires, TV/Phone/Data, Safety switches.

Free quotes. 24 hour service. Lic 17824.

Contact: Jason 0411 300 772. www.jlhuttelectrical.com.au

FENCING

www.ap-shutters.com

Websters Fencing Registered Building Practitioner. Building quality timber fences in Stonnington and Boroondara since 1982. Websters Fencing provides a tailored and reliable service, with the experience to ensure quality and longevity of fences. Specialising in boundary fencing, including fences over two metres.

Bracken Blinds & Shutters Specialises the home, office or builders/architects on time and within budget. Showroom: 391 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, or let us come to you .

Contact: 1300 884 838 or 9882 3332. www.brackenblinds.com.au

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

or wanting to get rid of unwanted goods?

Clean up with my help. Let me help you sell your unwanted goods and turn it into $$. We sell used furniture, kitchens, bathrooms and home decor.

Contact: 9818 1133.

in designing quality window coverings for

GARDEN CONSULTATIONS

Specialist Garden Services Our friendly crew of qualified horticulturists offer professional, yet personal service. Garden renovations/restorations can include soil conditioning/mulching, plantings, turf, irrigation installation, tree/stump removal.

Satisfaction is Guaranteed.

Total-E-Tailer Sold your home, renovating

Contact: Les Webster between 7.00am and 7.00pm for a quote. Ph: 9547 4700 Mob: 0417 356 608

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Contact: Nicky 0407 622 999. www.398MontAlbertRoad.com

Satisfaction GUARANTEED! Trusted specialists in: commercial, events, residential, carpet, window & pressure cleaning. Avail 24 hrs/7 days a wk inc public hols. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS. But hurry, March and April only! Call “the champions of cleaning” today & SAVE!

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GARAGE SALE

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1206445-HM47-15

AUTUMN 2016

WAS Hairdressing Warren Ansell Salon is a unique salon specialising in colour, straightening, wigs, hairpieces and extensions. New foil package 1/2 head of foil highlights style cut and blowave $149. Bio Ionic hair-straightening with a free colour or treatment for $599. A huge range of wigs, hair extensions, irons and blow-dryers. Or shop online at:

www.wigsandhairpieces.com.au

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Click4Trades Need a tradesman? Deal direct with a group of tradies that have worked together for almost twenty years. A complete Home Renovation / Maintenance group that can help with all trades & services, small to large jobs.

Contact: 1800 4 TRADES (1800 487 233).

Address: 737 Burwood Rd Hawthorn www.click4trades.com.au

THE HOME DIRECTORY

AUTUMN 2016

HOME FURNISHINGS

PEST CONTROL

TREE DOCTOR

Next Home Furnishings Visit our large

Pestaway Safe Pest Control Domestic &

Frank Duke Total tree care, including

showroom & discover 1000’s of metres of

Commercial Ants, Spiders, Cockroaches,

reshaping or removals. Third-generation

beautiful fabrics. Purchase by the metre

Fleas, Bed Bugs, Rodents, Wasps, Bird

owner, 56 years experience. Complete

Exclusion, TERMITES & loads more!

customer satisfaction with individual

Request a Quote 20 years experience

assessment.

Local & Licensed Company Free Call

Contact: Paul 9509 4768

or order in any brand. DIY, custom made window furnishings / cushions, upholstery service. Free measure and quote. 1346 Toorak Road Camberwell

Contact: 9889 2213. www.nextfurnishings.com.au

1800 330 073 | www.pestaway.com.au

PLUMBING

Almara Cabinets Winners of the

HOME MAINTENANCE

Baywest Plumbing 25 years experience.

Australian Achievers’ Award. Customer-

WARDROBES

Stop - Home Repair Solutions With over

Domestic, Commercial and Industrial.

designed wardrobes, wall units,

30 years experience, Stop Home Repair

Burst pipes, tap and toilet repairs, tanks,

bookshelves, guaranteed quality.

Solutions is dedicated to add value to

blockages, roofing and re-guttering, gas

Showroom: 145-147 Williams Rd,

your house. We repair and fix everything

fitting, hot water installations, kitchen and

Dandenong.

from doors to floors, windows, weather-

bathroom renovations, new homes and

Contact: 9793 8233.

boards and much more. No job is too big

extensions, back flow testing.

www.almara.com.au

or too small. For a free Quote

Contact: 0425 817 372.

KITCHENS Smarter Kitchens live in the kitchen you love with a complete design, build and

Contact: Ian 0418 994 654. info@baywestplumbing.com.au

ROOF REPLACEMENTS Camberwell Potteries Roofing We

Green Isle have been building wardrobes and bookcases in Melbourne for over thirty years and have a reputation for quality, reliability and realistic prices. We also specialise in home libraries, office fit-

project management from Melbournes

specialise in roof replacement for

outs, entertainment units and wardrobe

smartest kitchen renovator. Guaranteed

residential, body corporate and community

revamps. Our service includes expert

start and finish dates, or we pay you.

projects. Re-roofing provides a cost-

advice and excellent design. For a free

Call now. Showroom 77 Salmon Street,

effective way to transform any tiled roof

quote,

Port Melbourne.

with a 50 year guarantee. Call us to

Contact: 1300 662 838 www.smarterkitchens.com.au

Contact: Michael on 0407 731 801

arrange a free no obligation quotation.

www.greenisle.com.au

Contact: 0418 321 886 or 9889 4222. www.camberwellroofing.com.au

WINDOWS

SHUTTERS

manufacture, supply and installation of

A/P Shutters & Blinds Highest quality

period style timber windows. Additional

Timber Plantation Shutters at Melbourne’s

areas of expertise range from; double

best prices guaranteed. Also specialising

glazing, sashcords, rot repair and complete

specialist in wall paper hanging. We don’t

in all other window furnishings including

window replacements. Call Brett for a no

just paint, we create

Awnings and Roller Blinds.

obligation quote.

Contact: 0418 384 620. www.mpainting.com.au

Email: info@ap-shutters.com

Contact: Brett Smyk 0409 870 016

Contact: 9818 1133. www.ap-shutters.com

PAINTING Matt’s Painting & Decorating Personalised, highly efficient and motivated team. Free quotes, prompt service and high quality paint finish.

Experienced porters paintapplicator and

Proficient Coats Our aim at Proficient Coats is to give each customer superior

TREE CARE

Malvern Windows Specialists in

WINDOW REPLACEMENTS Windows 1 Specialise in supply and

Assured Tree Care Pty Ltd Experienced,

installation of replacement windows and

Qualified and Insured Arborists. We

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