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A thletes and artists call it the “zone”. Psychologists identify it as “flow” – that state where thought and activity, mind and muscle, move as one, almost

without effort, without intention. If ever you experience this, you want very much to get back to that place again, so pleasurable is it. You feel like your best self.

All the analysis I’ve ever read about virtuosity places the greatest emphasis not on physical ability, strength or even style but on mental readiness, toughness and even happiness. If the star player is not in that good place, then it doesn’t matter a bean that they have the best swing, stroke, leap on the planet. As the Italians say, niente va: nothing works.

I’ve been musing on this for a while now, as I’ve watched Australian formula one driver Mark Webber struggle while cyclist and now Tour de France champion Cadel Evans soars. The self-effacing local boy rode into town last week and was greeted with overwhelming affection. If ever we’ve seen a master class in the necessity of a great attitude, the contrasting fortunes of these two stars have provided it. Of course, there are always mitigating factors and many other

people/events/circumstances to factor in. But, as a racer or rider, when the only thing you can truly control is yourself, a lack of control is a fascinating thing to watch.

Evans is one of the best examples I’ve seen of mastery of self. Do you remember the ornery, grumpy man he once was as a budding champ? Forever taking offence, peering darkly from under that subterranean

frown line, with complaints about team members, officials, conditions. Now let’s accept that some

of those frustrations were most valid – I’ve been yearning for years to see him with a decent, supportive team – it was nonetheless perfectly clear that nothing was going to flow for this guy until he got happy; until pleasure

became his principal state for a day at work.The man’s demeanour during the Tour, even on

tough days, was a revelation: composed, self-contained, reflective without being self-destructive, with no energy wasted on matters he could not control. It wasn’t always clear he was going to win, but he surely behaved like a winner.

Cut to Mr Webber. Like a Cadel Mark I, Webber has also been one of Australia’s more surly, complaining

high achievers: hard to like, even harder to see going all the way. No one who wasted that much energy on being grumpy could surely achieve a state of flow. I watch Webber – a sportsman I have grudgingly had to admit is a real master in his sport – and I see a bloke struggling with his own state of mind as much as he does a tricky track. It’s the car’s fault; his teammate’s fault; someone’s out to get him. I can’t think of a single high achievement that was ever reached in a state of siege.

Parents and teachers these days tend to emphasise something known as resilience in young people: the ability to soothe yourself and bounce back from blows, disappointments, failures. This emphasis on emotional intelligence is a belated but crucial one. Proud, ambitious parents are, of course, never going to stop encouraging their children to be the best they possibly can. But imagine a generation of kids who understand that there’s no point even trying to climb to the top of the mountain unless there’s going to be some joy experienced along the way. \

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Pastel powerLight-coloured suits lend a refreshing touch to sombre, run-of-the-mill wardrobes. Break up the suits and team them with simple, dark denim or wear them as a unit and have a sense of European panache.

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Double denimWhoever said double denim should not exist

should have their brains checked. It is the height of manly prowess – think Paul Newman

in Hud or Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. The secret is not to get

over-tricky with the denim; they need to be free of embellishments or detail.

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Dads are just that, aren’t they? We never look at our dads as style creatures or lady killers and we rarely think they were actually young once. We look at them as blokes who

just exist and, not forgetting, provide. But if you take a few moments to ask your dad about his dress choices when he was growing up or how he would like to look now, I guarantee you will be in for a few surprises.

I never realised my dad was a swanky dresser until really late into my teens and even then I was a bit blasé about the whole thing. Then one day I needed a suit jacket and I discovered that his wardrobe was full of gems. Even today I am still “stealing” things from his wardrobe.

So to all the one-time swanky, stylish dads, these pages are for you. Kids are great and an endless source of joy and tears but dads, you need to get your groove back and shake up the way you have been dressing. \

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The ultimate suitFit is everything when it comes to suiting. A good suit envelops you in comfort but also makes you sit up straight. Crisp white shirts are always on trend but allow stone colours and floral hues to make an appearance. Check and stripe shirts will also shake up things merrily but keep an eye on the broadness of your collar and your tie knot. And for a stylish touch, add an arresting pockerchief.

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Many people have heroes when they are growing up

– sporting champs, film stars, music demi-gods and science magicians. Mine was a bit closer to home – my dad.

Clichéd it may be but the truth was my dad was “cool” way before “cool” was invented.

Trim, taut and terrific to this day, my dad is a man’s man but also a true gentleman; always immaculately dressed and groomed but never afraid to rough it.

I still dream about growing up like my dad – worldly, sporty, car enthusiast and watch aficionado.

Each Father’s Day I try to make it special for my dad just to let him know how much he is loved and admired. The tradition of Father’s Day originated in West Virginia in the United States in 1908 but its appeal is profoundly universal.

Father’s Day may not have the hoopla of Mother’s Day, but it is good to let him know he is appreciated.

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Clinique Essentials of Shaving ($109) is the ultimate shaving kit. It has full-sized and travel-sized products for all his shaving needs. A face scrub, shave cream and a post-shave healer all neatly packed in a handy toiletries bag.

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The Sartorialist for Kiehl’s grooming kit ($99). This limited-edition bag was put together by influential style blogger The Sartorialist – Scott Schuman. The roomy bag is filled with favourite travel-sized Kiehl’s products that will appeal to all men.

Kérastase Homme Capital Force shampoo and treatment spray ($38.50, $29.50). The Capital Force range is superb for those combatting the first signs of thinning hair. It’s gentle on the scalp and helps reduce the look of thinning hair. For a limited time, buy any two products from the range and get a free face towel and toiletries bag.

Marc Jacobs Bang Father’s Day set ($99) is modern, refreshing and thoroughly masculine. The set includes body wash, after-shave balm and 50 millilitres of fragrance.

Inferno e Paradiso by Neotantric (100 ml, $145) is definitely for the dad who enjoys the finer things in life. This sublime scent shows great craftsmanship in the blending of the notes. It has bergamot, black pepper, saffron, cedarwood, incense, plum, patchouli, sandalwood, amber and tonka bean.

The Transformer set ($29.95) can become dad’s secret, look-sharp weapon. It includes a Forfex Palm Pro trimmer, Dax hair shaper Hair Dress, Dateline massage brush and comb. With this affordable kit, you can possibly get dad into a new business of trimming you and your mates, too.

Joop Splash Father’s Day gift set ($59). With 75 millilitres each of fragrance and body wash, it’s value for money. This classic and user-friendly scent will put a smile on any dad.

Giorgio Armani Code Sport (50 ml, $115). Dads from all walks of life will definitely love this ripper of a scent. It is fresh and full of zesty life. It is a woody citrus fragrance that has lemon, mandarin, ambergris, ginger, vetiver and three kinds of mint.

Ralph Lauren Big Pony (1) Earphone limited edition ($125). One of the first scents I featured in these pages, its blend of lime, grapefruit and mandarin keeps gathering fans.

Biotherm Force Supreme cleanser (50ml, $39.95). The handy tool that all dads should have in their shower: a superlative cleanser that cleans, softens and refreshes even the most scrubby face in an instant.

His Tweezerman grooming kit with Scholl hot/cold massager ($55.95) can be said to be a gift from benign providence. All the tools to keep dad in tip-top shape and an ideal massager to calm him down when you want a favour.

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Father’s day is whatever you want it to be. But for those interested in gift giving, you can’t go wrong with giving dad some new clothes to help him make a fashion statement.

Let’s face it, blokes can never have enough in the wardrobe (men may argue this point, of course), but sprucing up his collection with some spring/summer 2011-12 choices is a perfect way to acquaint him with the seasonal trends.

Preaching to dad’s sartorial side doesn’t need to be that difficult either – subtle hints are the best and, given that spring racing is just around the corner (as is summer), inspiring him with a new suit for work or play, or highlighting new denim for weekends, or even adorning him with a new pair of sunglasses (even after dark if he is so inclined) are sure ways to keep him a step ahead of the pack.

New Zealand’s suit brand Rembrandt turns up the heat for spring and summer with a fabulous collection on offer – think classic tailoring fused with modern material and technology.

There’s a return to the double-breasted suit in its new summer range (yes, we saw signs on the catwalk collections months ago and it would only be a matter of time). Or for those inspired by classic tones, one can’t go wrong with the classic French navy suit – with designer Jonathan Hall putting his anything-but-conservative touch to a traditional dye and yarn.

Rembrandt also offers great pinstripe options for traditional dads, or lighter shades for those keen to brighten their image or look cool on warmer days.

Rembrandt also makes slimline suits for those who only want a fitted look. More than that, the label also makes coats, shirts and belts – so the sartorial choices are plenty when it comes to this established fashion house.

For the casual dad, teaching him a thing or two about denim might be your calling.

Why not show him you’re one step ahead by introducing him to Diesel Island jeans. A new campaign has been launched for spring/summer 2011 with

a men’s range dubbed Dirty New Age. This collection certainly has a thing

for a grubby finish (hence the name), and if your dad has more grunge than debonair written all over him, then this could be his pit stop. You can’t go wrong with the relaxed finishes of the straight-leg collection sure to suit most men.

There’s plenty of military and aviator detailing in Diesel Island shirts too while the red-and-white check shorts make a perfect outdoor statement.

For the artistic dad who is less logo-conscious and more earthy in his approach to fashion, then you certainly

can’t go past Elk’s latest men’s collection for a shot of spring

blooming. Why not opt for a man bag

(or the jute and leather bag as they prefer to call it). It’s made from sturdy hand-woven jute

and finished with German leather. Perfect for the urban dad

who likes to look a little different from the rest.

For the photographic dad consider Crumpler’s sassy addition to its collection known as The Local Identity. Ideal for those who like to take photos and pack their top-notch gear in the back, this photography/laptop combo can fit a15-inch laptop and has a cargo carrier. We love its waterproof guarantee.

And if all else fails and dad has a thing for NYC, why not give him the next best thing, a pair of New York Soludos espadrilles. They’re soft, comfy and available in fabulous fabrics and shades. Great for the city or the beach. \

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Bistro GuillaumeCrown Casino, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank

Cuisine \ FrenchChefs \ Guillaume Brahimi and Graeme McLaughlinHip pocket \ About $100 a head for three courses and a bottle of something smartOpen \ Daily, noon-late

Highlights \ Chic décor, riverside position and dependable French fareLowlights \ Once-a-week cassoulet rationsBookings \ RecommendedPhone \ 9292 7451» www.bistroguillaume.com.au

A FRench bistro without cassoulet is like Dominique Strauss-Kahn

with his pants on. Both defy the laws of nature. So imagine my disappointment on combing the menu at the reloaded Bistro Guillaume and coming up cassoulet-less.

This happens a few weeks after the restaurant’s reopening and it turns out we have simply caught chef Guillaume Brahimi on the hop. He says he is still working on a suitable concoction of porky, ducky, sausagey bits with beans to make its debut on the menu at the soonest.

True to his word, on the next visit there is cassoulet on the carte. The good news is that it is now Thursday’s plat du jour, or daily special. The bad news is we are there on a Tuesday. Ouf. Looks like another visit is in order.

In the meantime, there is much to admire about the décor and the dishes at this latest Guillaume incarnation. The original bistro (its space since usurped by Spice Temple) proved too fancy for casino patrons’ tastes, so take two is a dressed-down, pared-back version with cheaper prices and a charming riverfront position complete with terrace.

Afternoon sunlight bathes its timber-floored, white-walled interiors and illuminates the signature green accents that channel the French countryside in spring. Good-looking staff in Lacoste polos and pumps work the floor with Gallic charm.

Failing cassoulet, there are plenty of other dishes to wave the flag. Chief among them is Brahimi’s onion soup, a voluptuous, velvety sludge dense with caramelised onions and crowned with three sturdy croutons coated in baked gruyere. It’s a strong contender for Melbourne’s best winter warmer.

The charcuterie line-up features a selection of salamis, including a saucisson sec and chorizo that is perhaps the least-interesting addition to the plate.

Better is the salty scoop of pork rillette pasted with fat; best is the small pot of chicken-liver pate, made in the kitchen to an almost creamy consistency and with an appealing hint of sweetness.

To follow, half a roasted chicken comes golden brown and tarragon-scented, drizzled with a full-bodied chicken jus and matched with Brahimi’s heart-stopping Paris mash, the one where the quantities of milk and butter almost outweigh the potatoes.

There is more mash lurking at the base of the Tuesday special of beef bourguignon, delivered to the table in a gleaming, stainless steel mini casserole. (Patrons will appreciate the fact that the stew is served in the pot but not cooked in it, so the dish’s enjoyment isn’t marred by second-degree burns.) Stir the mash through and the stew becomes a rib-sticking potage riddled with carrots, champignons, leek and red wine.

I wouldn’t normally add Tabasco to the mix but there are bottles on every table alongside a pot of mustard – Brahimi assures us it’s a popular seasoning despite its echoes of the TGIF franchise – so I succumb to temptation, and the dish is definitely better for the extra bite.

Weight watchers might prefer a slab of seared barramundi with its rewarding crisp skin and pillowy flesh, the textures and flavours rounded out with creamy oyster mushrooms, spinach and a lemony butter sauce.

Wines are listed on the left side of the place-mat menu. There are just 25 on offer, a mix of Victorian and French and, while they’re not cheap, they’re not hideously expensive either.

Whites top out at $90 for the sexy ’09 Gerard Boulay Sancerre, while a Mayer pinot noir from the Yarra Valley leads the reds at $95. Every bottle is also available by the glass. A separate cellar list caters to those with more expansive and/or expensive tastes.

Desserts are a line-up of precise classics, with or without a Brahimi twist. The crème brûlée, for

Onion soup with gruyere

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Golden-brown:Roasted chicken (top) drizzled with chicken jus.

A classic:Crème brûlée (above) has a base of rhubarb beneath vanilla-bean custard. (DARRiAn TRAynOR)

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example, conceals a base of ruby-coloured rhubarb beneath its vanilla-bean custard and burnt-sugar crust. A sable biscuit dusted with icing sugar makes an indulgent dipstick.

The weak-willed should steer clear of the tarte tatin. It is the pastry equivalent of mother’s ruin, baked beyond all resistance until its flaky layers are darkly alluring and the sliced apple has collapsed into a jammy caramel. A subtle cinnamon ice-cream accompanies. Too many serves of this and we’ll all become a bit DSK, unable to keep our trousers up. \

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HALF a lifetime ago, when I turned 18 and was legally allowed buy a beer in a pub, there

was usually just the choice of a couple of CUB beers on tap in the bar. If you wanted something exotic, it came in a bottle. Or you had a glass of wine.

From my wise old vantage point, I can tell you that modern beer drinkers have never had it better.

The craft-brewing scene in Australia, and Melbourne in particular, has exploded in the past few years. These days there’s likely to be a small brewery producing small-batch, hand-crafted beers within a few kilometres of your front door.

There’s an old saying that beer tastes best when drunk under the shadow of the brewery’s chimney. Whether you live in Thornbury, Richmond or Moorabbin, you can visit these craft breweries and try the latest brews in their freshest state while standing between huge tanks.

Add to that the vast number of boutique bottles that come from all around the world, which are increasingly sold in specialty beer shops such as Hawthorn’s Slowbeer and Purvis Beer in Richmond, you could easily drink a different beer every day for a year or two.

The great thing about this vast range is that there’s a beer for every occasion. Clean-tasting, crisp beers that are perfect for a session at the pub, textural and aromatic wheat beers, and dark ales, porter and stout, that drink well with strong cheeses and chocolate.

The beer style that’s riding the biggest wave of

popularity at the moment is the American pale ale, a highly flavoured, intensely fragrant and hop-driven style that allows brewers to dial up the aromatics to, well, 11. Some pale ales I’ve tried lately have had a nose built around intense, pure hops, with the best brews using these notes as a framework for carrying a wide array of flavours.

You know a style is popular when the big boys start making mass-produced examples, such as Fat Yak, Matilda Bay’s (a Foster’s brand) popular offering, and there are plenty of imports from craft breweries in the US and from local breweries.

There’s been a cider revolution brewing for a couple of years, too, with more and more

interesting examples cropping up from small producers, corporate breweries and imports from the great cider regions of the world, including Normandy in France and northern Spain’s Basque region.

Tasting through a lot of wines, I tend to look towards beers that are

crisp and refreshing, without the high levels of flavours and aromas,

often to the chagrin of my dad, who likes to knock back full-flavoured beers. With

that in mind, this Father’s Day, when I see dad, I’ll be opening a range of the most hoppy, aromatic and full-flavoured pale ales I can get my hands on. \

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Swell Beer Pale Ale $25 for a four-pack (500ml); 4.9%★★★★

a resplendent brass colour, this bottle-conditioned beer was conceived by brewer Dan Wright at the back of the oliver’s taranga winery. this full-flavoured beer has complex citrus floral and spice notes along with caramel, orange, tangerine, and banana flavours. it’s smooth and silky in the mouth with well-judged carbonation and a bitter, refreshing twist on the finish that make it a session candidate. it’s only just been released, so keep an eye out for it or ask your local bottleshop to get some in.Food match \ Gingerbread

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Tuatara APA$9 (500ml); 5.8%★★★★ ½

From the kiwi capital Wellington comes this copper-coloured heady beer that displays layered aromas of pure hops, lychee and citrus. it really is like sticking your nose into a bag of dried hops. there’s a fine malt sweetness on the palate that’s well-balanced with complex bitter grapefruit and pine needle (in a good, refreshing way) flavours. a smooth mouthfeel leads to a finish of caramel and cleansing bitter notes.Food match \ Jerk chicken

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Part of the Foster’s Group’s stable of beers, this is their craft-beer entry into the world of pale ales. Deep copper in colour, it’s got pleasant aromas and flavours of citrus, malt, caramel and hints of tropical fruits. there’s good depth to the flavours, but they’re not intense, making this a pretty good option for a session down at the pub or at a barbecue. in the mouth, it has a smooth texture – the bubbles form a creamy mousse in the mouth – yet it finishes refreshing and crisp with bitter notes adding interest.Food match \ stilton

Mornington Peninsula Brewery Witbier$4.50; 4.7%★★★★ ½

in the Belgian wheat beer style, this cloudy, light amber-coloured beer is brewed with a combination of malts derived from wheat and barley. Lifted aromas of citrus juice and zest and white pepper are replicated on the palate, along with coriander seed and a faint hint of cocoa deep in the background. a slightly sour, persistent finish completes this rather accomplished beer.Food match \ moules frites

Bridge Road Brewers Chevalier Saison$11 (750ml); 6%★★★★★

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“Fatherhood,” US comedian Bill Cosby once declared, “is pretending

the present you love most is soap on a rope.’’You don’t see many soaps on ropes these days, but its

21st-century equivalent – the gimmicky man-jobs book – is alive and well and living in a bookshop near you.

Beware this uninspired publishing genre. In recent weeks the book companies have been parading their titles for Father’s Day, meeting no enthusiasm from our staff. “Here’s another great one for dad: 101 Creative Things to do With an Electric Drill.’’ My eyes glaze over. The sales rep, undeterred, tries again. “Here’s a good one: The Little Book of Whittling. Just the thing for the dads in your area.’’

No whittlers in my village – no interest, I tell them. Where are books for the dad who cooks? The dad who likes interior design? The dad who knits?

We think there is a big publishing opportunity for someone with style and a sense of humour to put together a collection of “For the Cool Dad” books.

Based on the diverse interests of our male customers, I would suggest a winner would be a book on music (preferably with lots of lists), covering key trends from Bach to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Another idea is a book on social media, blogging and website design; many more men, either for business or personal reasons, are wanting to hone their online skills.

A Trinny and Susannah “What Not to Wear”-style guide for blokes would certainly find an audience; so, too, anything that provides advice on how to juggle work, the gym, driving the kids to footy practice, shopping, cooking the occasional family meal and improving their golf game.

Think outside the traditional do-it-yourself/sport/wine/

political bio gift. Here are some tips: What is the current controversial read? Former Victorian police commisioner Christine Nixon’s autobiography? Ex-federal minister Lindsay Tanner’s Sideshow? Paul Gilding’s new book on climate change? Buy one for dad so he can be part of the zeitgeist conversation at dinner parties, the pub or lunch with the boss.

Drill deep into your dad’s past and think about buying a book that might harness a dormant passion. Did he study history at university? Perhaps, in childhood, he had a favourite author. Why not find a collector’s edition of a work by that same author?

Pre-kids, did he enjoy bread-baking, cycling, going to the movies, collecting antiques? There are plenty of beautiful

books available to re-ignite dad’s enthusiasm.If your dad enjoys fiction, consider buying him two

or three new paperbacks. They may be recent award winners, or your bookseller’s recommendations, or

Booker Prize longlisted works. Why not contact a few of your dad’s mates, suggest

they start a book club, then present the idea to your dad on Father’s Day, complete with the membership list, the first prescribed reading title, and a bottle of wine to get their inaugural meeting off to a good start?

Buy dad a gift voucher from your local bookshop. He can then choose a title for himself, and it will also give him an excuse to take 20 minutes for some relaxing book-browsing. Find out when a well-known author is visiting a larger bookshop, book two tickets and take dad on a date, with dinner to follow.

Remember this: most of us can recall, years later, which relative or friend gave us a lovely book. Give dad a book, write a personal note on one of the opening pages, and then tell me he’d prefer a knife-sharpening set! \

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One of the strong hardcover performers last Christmas, former newspaper editor Bruce Guthrie’s book has now been released in paperback. The book tracks Guthrie’s journey over a 30-plus-year career in journalism, including his much-publicised sacking as Herald Sun editor in late 2008 and subsequent (and successful) unfair dismissal

court case. Guthrie’s overview of Australia’s changing media landscape is fascinating,

and his recollections of events within various Fairfax and News Limited hierarchies will resonate with readers who enjoy the corporate bunfight genre. But at the heart of this book is Guthrie’s own story, and the kind of

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There are two books we are currently recommending to men who like to cook, or women who would like their men to cook. The first is Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals, by Jamie Oliver, the big seller of 2011. The second is Donna Hay’s Fast, Fresh, Simple, which we mentioned in these pages a couple of months ago. The reason for revisiting it is its apparent appeal to men. “I like a cookbook which I can read in the morning, and buy the ingredients that night on the way home from work,” one customer told us. Some recipes are also dead easy, but still flavoursome and impressive (salt-and-pepper chicken with steamed sugar snap peas, garlic prawn pasta and Hay’s version of the steak with three veg come to mind). \

OK, so now we’re ignoring our own advice – avoid gimmicky Father’s Day books! But we can’t resist highlighting this little one from Gustav Temple, founder of London’s The Chap magazine. This satirical journal has been operating since the late 1990s, and in this book Temple invites readers to “submit yourself to the ultimate sartorial inspection”. Chapters include “The Country”, “Formality”, “Dandyism” and “Caddery” and advise men how to become one of the subsets. Is your dad “a city gent”? Perhaps he’d like to be one. “These days the City Gent has moved rather swiftly to being the country’s favourite pariah, and is forced to wear his beloved pinstriped suits and bowlers only at night, in select gentlemen’s clubs, to avoid being stoned in the street.” \

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Like his father, Liam Finn has a knack of writing pop songs – the syrupy kind that pack in melody, hook and plenty of purpose.

The son of Neil Finn, of Split Enz and Crowded House fame, has just released his second studio album, FOMO (an acronym for fear of missing out), and says heading home to make the record was his best move yet.

Finn was born in Melbourne but as a young child moved with his family to New Zealand. It’s there he started a band called Betchadupa in 1997 – his first foray in the world of pop and rock.

A decade later he decided to pursue a solo career, releasing his 2007 debut titled I’ll Be Lightning. If that record was anything to go by, it showed Finn’s natural ability to write.

The album featured 20 songs – a lengthy collection for a debut … and for a young musician barely getting his feet wet in the wild world of rock’n’roll.

He played most of the instruments himself and

Finn’s decision to work with producer Burke Reid was a natural coming together. The pair met during Finn’s Betchadupa days when Reid, a Canadian now living in Australia, was playing with Sydney band Gerling. In fact, Gerling was the only Australian band signed to the infamous Flying Nun label that Finn’s old band also called home.

“After all these years of touring I was craving to get back home; it was a place I had only been back to for summers. It had been a good seven years of me living abroad and touring and it was quite confronting to be there,” says Finn. “As the reality of what it is I came here to do sank in, I started to feel a bit disconnected from the world. It wasn’t easy to get back into recording and thinking about a new album.

“Not having lots of other people around while you’re recording is a strange thing, but the constant change of scenery that I got used to suddenly wasn’t going to happen. It was definitely a shock to the

recorded the songs at his father’s Roundhouse Studios in Auckland. It showed a then 24-year-old musician exploring his craft, finding comfort in bruised lyrics and fiddling with rhythm and sonic atmosphere like few can master at that age.

“I’ll Be Lightning was written after coming out of a long relationship,” says Finn, who is touring to promote FOMO. “I think as a result of that, the album had a melancholic pondering about it because that was where I was at back then.”

Now, with the new album, Finn says a different side of him is exposed. “FOMO has a lot more confidence than the last record,” he says, hinting that the acronym is an in-house joke among family members about not seeing each other enough.

“It feels like it’s a reflection of me spending two years on the road, about looking people in the eye and delivering on that.”

At 27, Finn feels more certain than ever about the direction he is taking with his music. He’s comfortable in his own skin and feels the years of hard work touring, playing with the likes of Pearl Jam, Wilco and the Black Keys, has finally paid off.

He blurred the lines for fans when, after his debut, he made an EP in 2009 titled Champagne in Seashells and then a one-off album in collaboration with friends under the name of BARB in 2010. That featured friends, including Eliza Jane Barnes among others, but it was just that – a one-off experiment.

“I went to New York and Montreal for a bit of soul-searching and to get a perspective outside of New Zealand,” says Finn, who began writing FOMO last year but wasn’t sure his decision to do so in New Zealand was the right call.

“But then while I was away I realised it was important for me to get back to New Zealand and continue trying. In some ways I realised how good I had it using dad’s studio.”

system. Even not performing as much made me realise how much I missed the adrenalin. It’s like a drug, and I had huge withdrawals. I remember feeling fidgety and asking myself, why do I feel like this? It was intense.”

He got himself a little beachside house in Piha while in New Zealand and tells of taking regular walks up Mount Eden last winter, a stone’s throw from his parents’ place. It gave Finn a chance to disconnect from the studio, fill his lungs with fresh air and have his father by his side to talk about nothing specific, really.

“I realised how much I loved talking to my dad about stuff, about anything really. It was good to find

that family time again,” says Finn. “Having said that, we are both highly opinionated so it’s always going to make

for an interesting conversation. I have always had a huge amount of respect for where dad is coming from.

“He certainly has a specific view of things, and they are a direct product

of coming out of the ’70s and ’80s, and I don’t have that by comparison. I

know that musically and as a songwriter I have nobody better to turn to.

“Yes, growing up in this kind of household (with its) musical reputation comes with baggage, but it evens itself out because to me it’s my reality. I don’t know it any different, but it is nothing I have ever worried or been upset about.”

Songs such as Neurotic World that capture the confusion of modern-day living spawn comparisons with his father’s work. Emotions are real; stories are told in the most eloquent of ways.

Held by swirling piano and electronic tweaks, the song is mellow and breezy, hinting at the atmosphere that is to come on the album. Roll of the Eye is slightly more agitated in its indie

purpose and Don’t Even Know Your Name uses solid harmony to spotlight an interest in love.

“I have a new girlfriend,” says Finn proudly. “She has certainly inspired this new album. We are about to experience what it’s like to have a year of touring ahead. This whole record is a product of that experience, of moving back to New Zealand and in some ways having an anxious and strange confused year creatively and within myself, but one that found happiness in love and being homesick again.” \

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» FOMO is out now through Liberation.

» Liam Finn plays the Corner Hotel, Richmond, August 19; Jive Bar, Adelaide, August 20; Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, August 24; ANU Bar, Canberra, August 25.

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For 15 years he terrorised politicians on The 7.30 Report. now he’s moved to byron bay to give his brain “something of a breather”. As Father’s Day approaches, PeTer WiLMoTH

hears about the side of kerry o’brien we don’t know – father of six and grandfather of six.

JUST quietly, I’m having trouble imagining Kerry O’Brien paddling away in a sea kayak. And maybe he is too, because he laughed when I asked whether he’d contemplated taking up longboarding at Byron Bay’s Wategos Beach.

Seven months ago he moved from Sydney to Byron Bay and fleetingly considered getting a sea kayak. He also planned to play a lot of golf. But then, as always, work got in the way. “Before we got up here I was giving myself a lecture that I mustn’t play golf any more than twice a week because that would become indulgent,” O’Brien says. “But so far this year I’ve had time for three games.”

Still, it’s more time than he’s used to. After 15 years at the helm of The 7.30 Report, O’Brien, 65, bailed last December and took on a new role topping-and-tailing the ABC’s Four Corners, which is set to celebrate its 50th birthday. It’s a return of sorts as he has already worked twice for the program.

“I was there in the mid-’70s and again in the mid-’80s, and when I first went to This Day Tonight in early 1972, as much as I loved what TDT was doing, my eye was always on Four Corners because it was such a giant on the journalism landscape.”

It’s a great gig for O’Brien – one day a week in Sydney filming the links, the rest of the time his own. He needed the space in his life, he says. Fifteen years was enough at The 7.30 Report.

O’Brien and his partner, the journalist Sue Javes, last year quit their jobs (Javes was for a decade a reporter about radio for The Sydney Morning Herald) and moved to a place they’d fallen in love with.

“I come from Queensland and we have had a tradition over about the last 20 years of going up to Queensland every Christmas for a family get-together and we’ve often gone through Byron Bay and occasionally we’ve stopped there,” O’Brien says.

“I’ve got friends who live there and we’ve had a couple of brief holidays there and I suppose in the last seven or eight years I have gone to the writers’ festival. And it’s a statement of the obvious that it is one of the most beautiful parts of Australia.

“The only frustration for us so far is that it’s been hard to establish a kind of rhythm to our lives because I am coming down to (Sydney) each week and I’ve taken on some other commitments that mean I am jumping around the countryside a bit.

“The reason we’re there really is to have more space in our lives and more time to kind of relax into this chapter in our lives. When I did step down from 7.30 I just wanted to give my brain something of a breather from what I have been doing for so long.”

He wants to embark on projects with Javes. “I’d very much like to do something creative with Sue. She’s walked away from her job in journalism too, and we just want to see what evolves. That could be working on a book together, it could be working on some other kind of writing project, it could be working up something for television … ”

O’Brien’s early years didn’t point to the brilliant career he would experience. He remembers being “hardly a high-achieving scholar”. “I had a lot of fun at school but scholastically they were nine misspent years, really,” he says. “In the back of my mind I vaguely wanted to do law and I was working at the equivalent in Queensland of the Crown Solicitor’s office. I never did get to university. I was too busy having fun.

“So I was a non-achieving young public servant who was almost half hoping I’d be called up in the draft to go to Vietnam (which would) solve my own problems for me, when I stumbled into weekend work at the Channel Nine newsroom in Brisbane. From the moment I walked into that place and was shown the corner where the police radio was and felt the hum and the vibe of that newsroom, I was hooked. And that, of course, changed my life. I was probably going to find my way out somewhere but looking back I just feel maybe journalism and I fitted like a hand in a glove and I loved it.

“What I see looking back now is that I am an innately curious person, and I think all good journalists are. We should be driven by the curiosity to find things out and to understand things and then to communicate them. And I suppose a love of storytelling. You know, we’re all raconteurs in our own backyard, aren’t we? I bet if you’re sitting down with a couple of glasses of wine and a few mates over a dinner or a lunch you tell a lot of yarns, don’t you? And we’re paid to do it as journalists.

“I regret that journalism is going through a rough patch now and I am sure it will come out of it. Journalism doesn’t die. There is always going to be a need for good journalism. It will find its way through. But the impediments are pretty bloody big right now for people practising good journalism.”

At his best, O’Brien as an interviewer was very good. No one could dispute his research, or his doggedness. He got as close as one could to breaking down John Howard’s famous lawyerly defences. And he was tough. He once opened an interview with the then-unpopular head of the ABC this way: “Jonathan Shier, how much more time do you think you could reasonably expect to demonstrate to the public that you can actually do this job?”

He got lucky a few times. Kevin Rudd lost his temper one night while talking about climate change and dismissed O’Brien as “living in 7.30 Report-land.” Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said of himself that only his “carefully prepared, scripted remarks” could be relied upon.

“I have had varying degrees of satisfaction about interviews I’ve done over the years, but I have never walked away from one yet that I have felt completely happy about,” he says. “You can reflect on these things too much, and I don’t, but I don’t think there’s any such thing as the perfect interview.”

He has had his critics over the years. Malcolm


Turnbull had a crack at O’Brien for his overly long questions. How did O’Brien reflect on Turnbull’s commentary? “How did I reflect or how long did I reflect?” he says. “Look, a fair comment if that’s how he saw it, but what he needs to understand is I came to the long question as a technique simply because I got so sick and tired of politicians having a lend of me if I just asked the simple, straightforward question without any premises. They would just treat it as an invitation to prattle their line for two minutes before I’d show them the next one.

“The reason some of my questions were as long as they were is because I was endeavouring to anticipate the kind of propaganda lines that would come as part of their answer. I was endeavouring to take those lines out … Maybe sometimes they were too long. But that was the intent behind them.”

A s we prepare to celebrate Father’s Day, I ask O’Brien about his approach to raising six children, three from his first marriage and three with Javes. His children range in age

from 42 to 17. He has six grandchildren. “I’ve got, in a sense, two generations of children,”

he says. “I feel like I have been parenting now for … 42 years. It’s been a fascinating process. One of the really remarkable things to me is the difference in what my three older children went through in their childhood compared to my three younger children. It’s such a different age, such a different set of circumstances in the world that my younger children have grown up in. It’s been an age dominated by mass media to an incredible degree. It’s an age where children grow up knowing everything. They are exposed to far more than my older children were and certainly far, far more than I ever was.

“The story is yet to be told of this generation and how the changing environment has impacted on

them and what kind of adults they become.”It’s a very sophisticated generation, I suggest.

“(Yes) but it’s also an anxious generation. I think that in many ways they haven’t been allowed to have a childhood. I think there’s a really big question mark around that.”

Did his parenting differ from the two groups of kids? “Sadly … I don’t think I am any wiser, you know. You can keep making the same mistakes. Look, I think as a parent you love your children, you want to do the best for them and try to strike the balance between giving a helping hand, helping them build the foundations of their lives but at the same time preparing them for the rough and tumble of the world ahead of them – it’s a tough call to make at times how you strike that balance as a parent. I still don’t think I have got the balance right. I am going to have to wait for my next life as a frog or something.”

I ask O’Brien how he coped with being a father in a separated household. “Well, I think that I was determined, (and) I am sure (his first wife) Carol was determined, too, that the separation was going to be that we were going to minimise the impact on the children as best we could, and I think we succeeded in that significantly.”

I ask about his children. “One is in IT, two are in the communications end of corporate relations. The younger kids are still finding their feet. One is working at being – I want to be careful because I don’t want to sound pretentious on their behalf – but both my younger boys are extremely creative.

“One is involved in comedy – he’s just starting to find his feet in comedy and writing plays. He’s just finished writing his second play, which he’s directing at a little theatre in Newtown (Sydney) in October.

“He’s organised the venue, he’s just been through the audition process, he has had to make a number of commitments with the theatre, so it’s a terrific process he is putting himself through.

“My other boy is engaged in both music and writing, but how that’s going to work out … he knows what a tough road that is and he’s just beginning to scratch the surface, so who knows? He’s doing a postgraduate diploma in editing and publishing. So they’re all creative kids, none of them has a sort of clear view of wanting to be a doctor or a lawyer or a nurse or an architect or anything simple like that.”

What about a journalist? “No, they’re all sceptical of that, and possibly with good reason.”

Has he been kept young with a 17-year-old daughter? “Like a lot of truisms, I suppose it’s half true. Maybe they also wear you down. I’m not rushing into old age, put it that way. I’m sure most people of my age would say the same thing.

“I’ve been very lucky because I have lived a really interesting working life – 46 years as a journalist – and I have been given some wonderful opportunities. We’ve travelled a lot, we’ve been through a number of changing landscapes.

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Inclusion and partnering are the keys to plotting the way forward, according to Bill Kerr, an expert at opening doors, writes Helen GrImaux.

There’s an Aesop fable about the sun and the north wind … it goes like this: The two are in a power struggle over who has the strongest influence. Then a traveller comes along. They

agree that the one who makes the traveller take off his coat first wins.

The harder the north wind blows, the more the traveller pulls his coat around him, until the wind gives up. The sun then shines and warms the traveller, who eases off his coat and throws it over his arm.

The fable demonstrates the power of persuasion and strategic thinking, where the aim is to get the best results, rather than results at any cost.

Cut to modern times. The scene centres on a billion-dollar deal to build over a bunch of cluttered old car parks, outdated buildings and old railway track reserves. The site is only eight kilometres from Melbourne’s central business district and is 35 hectares of prime real estate in one of the funkiest, most cosmopolitan communities in this metropolis.

Here, Sydney Road intersects with its east-west freight nemesis at Bell Street. The strip shopping centre has evolved in the past 200 years into one of the most eclectic areas of any inner suburb.

It’s a delightful free-market mix of low-, medium- and higher-density residential, alongside ageing commercial and light-industrial precincts ripe for “gentrification” – a showcase of the classic architecture of Victoria’s 19th-century boom time … and it’s built on bluestone.

The highest birth rate in the city and a treasure trove of urban renewal opportunities are catapulting this colourful logjam of cultures along the famous Sydney Road strip into the 21st century.

Now, a decade down the strategic planning track as defined by Melbourne’s activity centre policies, two men rapidly throw future scenarios back and forth, indicative of the many nuances their challenge presents.

Taking their cues from the Aesop fable, Moreland City Council chief executive Peter Brown and “partnering” expert Bill Kerr are nearing the end of a long road fraught by winds of change.

Crunch timeFor Brown, it’s crunch time. The Coburg Initiative ticks every strategic box for its category as one of Melbourne’s main activity-centre precincts – the council’s community consultation has been exhaustive and, incredibly, there’s no controversy.

Council’s billion-dollar plan builds on all the colour and movement of this multicultural food and fashion mecca, with plenty of housing to keep people in the heart of their village. There are world-class design opportunities to build in co-energy generation systems – including wind and solar – as well as water-capture and recycling facilities, as features of new commercial and high-density residential construction.

A new civic heart, a few major road and rail realignments (in conjunction with the state government) and Coburg may get the makeover it needs for the next 100 years.

But, for the moment, the Upfield line’s above-ground rail crossing gridlocks Bell Street traffic, while Sydney Road crawls for kilometres from Brunswick to Coburg, regardless of the hour.

That’s the problem with big plans … they need big backers, and lots of them, especially those partnerships between public and private sectors that seek to rebuild the infrastructure and shape of a city that is home, work and community for hundreds of thousands of people .

That’s where Kerr comes in. He explains his role, much as that of the fabled sun, using leverage rather than force. His word is “place-maker”. His job is to get The Coburg Initiative sunnyside-up.

To give this place a new heart, both men know they must warm the passions of a notoriously cold and calculating investment market, so development dollars can flow and cranes can go up on the Coburg skyline.

future time with eagle-eyed long-term investment experts. In tandem, he crunches return estimates in real time with razor-sharp, growth-hungry commercial developers, the latter usually keen to start yesterday and usually more keen to balance books now, in anticipation of their next headline act.

The rise and rise of Melbourne’s bull property market over the past 15 years has been phenomenal. Even recent cooling is a mere ice-block in a heatwave next to this city’s 20 to 50-year growth forecasts. The only dark side has been the city’s failure to curb its infamous urban sprawl and turn its development prosperity towards retro-fitting a predominantly 19th-century metropolis into a working 21st-century city.

Think global, act localKerr Partnering’s principal clients are municipal and state governments, representing the people for whom urban renewal and sustainable city living are all about – their homes, jobs, shops, transport and services.

Local governments inevitably juggle at least two hats at the major-project planning round table – as stewards of civic assets, and as dispensers of rates. They are also local planning authorities, albeit creatures of state government masters. And this is especially so when it comes to capital-city planning and new environmentally sustainable design (ESD) guidelines, such as Victoria’s recently introduced six-star residential building code.

“Developers usually see local government, and public

Long-term vision:Bill Kerr (left), and Moreland CEO Peter Brown. (darrian traynOr)

In the business of town planning, Kerr helps decision makers decide. He clears pathways, opens doors and explores new avenues for productive partnerships with public- and private-sector players – and the all-important bankers and investors who, along with the public purse, underwrite all our futures.

“It’s more about understanding people and their sense of place than who you know,” Kerr says, although knowing who’s who – and why – is crucial, and takes time and “street cred” to attain.

Kerr builds teams around multimillion-dollar projects that may affect the lives of tens of thousands, even millions, of people. Such projects have lead-in times counted in decades, sometimes centuries, rather than months or years. One case that Kerr encountered in England recently offered a project lease of 250 years, set among people and places that have existed in situ for more than a millennium.

Successful partnering is not about dividing up the spoils before a building is built, Kerr points out.

Building in bull timesKerr Partnering has worked alongside the main players involved in complicated Melbourne projects at Greensborough and Frankston activity centres, “aligning organisational objectives and functional requirements with innovative and financially viable property solutions”, as the company blurb says.

In money-speak, Kerr crunches real numbers in

round tHe talKInG taBle


“It’s about havIng honest conversatIons early about what everyone wants.”

consultation, as obstructionist; local government is seen as the amenity police,” Kerr says. He cites the building of trust as the first imperative of any major urban renewal projects that open public and private purses.

State government also has many hats at the planning round table, owning such key land assets as roads, waterways and public transport corridors, and being the ultimate decision maker on the big changes.

Increasingly, the federal government, through its Cities of the Future program, is driving new ESD standards in residential, commercial and industrial design and construction. These standards require new inner-city commercial buildings, particularly, to develop site-specific energy-generation capacities, as well as design features that save on non-renewable energy use. The design of modern waste-management systems, such as internal waste water recycling for toilet flushing, for example, is critical to achieving both excellence in green building design and a solution to the biggest problem of every major city in the world – recycling and refuse disposal.

And that’s just the public-sector side of any major project. Kerr’s magic lies in finding the right people to sit around the rest of the table – the investors, economists and commercial experts, the visionaries and pragmatists of the private sector whose free-market drivers need to sit comfortably alongside those of their public-sector partners.

Building creditsFor Kerr, there’s never been a better window of opportunity to build serious new creativity and innovation into Melbourne’s future liveability if infrastructure investment in a sustainable city can just shift into a longer-term gear.

He wants the local development sector to get savvy with future trends, including carbon pricing and emissions trading offsets. “Right now, the standard form of investment looks at returns in three to five years,” Kerr says. “If the marketplace is to get serious about urban regeneration, it needs to attract patience capital.”

His view of the local investment culture contrasts with the approach of close Asian neighbours who, he says, enter foreign markets, including our own, for the long haul … think beyond steel and coal, think solar panels, the world’s largest manufacturer having developed his expertise in Australia to set up global manufacturing in China. The commercial construction sector, particularly, stands to make significant savings if it turns around energy use and wasted resources and builds seriously green.

“And the financiers, such as superannuation funds, need to see the value of longer-term investments (in ESD), which they won’t find in blue gums, olives and wine grapes,” Kerr suggests. “Surely it’s better to earn 6 to 10 per cent per annum over the long term than riding the highs and lows?”

Common groundCommon ground can be hard to find when the system is adversarial from the start, but that’s the part of strategic planning Kerr finds most interesting, and crucial to

a good result. “It’s about having honest conversations early about what everyone wants,” says Kerr, who is more able to describe what his work is not about – which is saying, “I have the answer for you”. “It’s no good coming to the talking table with preconceived solutions before you’ve heard what everyone wants.

“It’s really about designing participatory processes, which ask people to accept fresh thinking; it’s about participation rather than engagement.”

Kerr has stood with Peter Brown through exhaustive meetings and one-on-one talks with high-end finance, big business, construction giants, community groups and individuals – Kerr does not like leaving anyone out, and Brown needs to be sure all partners, especially those elected to safeguard community capital, are very clear they are setting off on a long journey together.

Brown sums up their quest: “It’s about reminding ourselves we are creating a legacy here, not just money.”

Money alone, both know, can be wasted quickly when big projects go belly-up. Nothing brings the risky end of property investment into starker relief than recent examples of American cities with good bricks and mortar still in place, but people in a crisis of homelessness not seen since the Depression of the 1930s.

Moreland Council’s partnership with Kerr has brought The Coburg Initiative a long way from the blueprint it was only two years ago. Its scope and potential, its risks and projected returns are now on spreadsheets with investment and development experts, along with a comprehensive project roll-out … just waiting for the winds of good fortune to swing north.\

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emerson oliver 72

FletChers 89-99

hoCking stuart 62-67

Jellis Craig 51-55

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morrison kleeman 28-35

Woodards 71

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iconic street, iconic houseBareena has been fully renovated, has a new wing and first floor, and everything has been done in a way that

is sympathetic to the original, writes MARIA HARRIS. W hen a builder buys a house,

it’s a fair bet that any renovation or extension will be done to exacting

standards – especially when he plans to make it a family home.

That’s what the owner/builder of Bareena, circa 1905, did when he bought the magnificent Queen Anne residence 15 years ago.

Red brick, tuck-pointed and with cream-painted timber fretwork trimming the verandah, it is a gracious house that stands tall and proud in one of Ivanhoe’s most iconic streets. It is also a very good advertisement for buying on the high side of the street, where it gets elevation, views across to Ivanhoe East and a presence that comes from height.

Bareena survived the 1970s, when these sort of houses fell out of fashion and many were demolished. It went from shared rental house to family home again, including being owned by a plumber. That good fortune meant that the original elaborate pressed-metal ceilings were preserved because the plumber maintained the roof, the downpipes and the guttering.

Today Bareena is fully renovated and with a new wing and first floor. It has everything most modern families want – two formal rooms, study, a contemporary granite kitchen, meals and family room, four bathrooms, north-facing outdoor entertainment area and pool.

postcode

3079


“You don’t get manY opportunities to buY a renovated period home of this class in ivanhoe, so it is trulY a rare offering.” stewart oldmeadow – agent

miles real estate, 9497 3222

23 thoresby grove, ivanhoe

price: $2.3 million – $2.5 million

auction: September 3 at 2pm

fast facts: Renovated period house in prized Ivanhoe location, original pressed-metal ceilings, dado panels, polished Baltic pine floors, open fireplaces, leadlight windows, fretwork details, en suite, granite kitchen, informal living zone, outdoor entertainment area, swimming pool, landscaped garden, entry from right-of-way, near shops, transport and schools.

ivanhoe \ 10 kms from the cbd how this suburb has moved: down by 10.3 per cent in the quarter to June 2011.* reiv stats

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ICONIC STREET, ICONIC HOUSEBut what is striking here are the extraordinary

lengths to which the owner/builder has gone to achieve period perfection.

The renovation is so sympathetic to the original that from the street you’d swear that the wing set discreetly back from the main body of the house was original. Its bay window matches the bay window in the front living room and the fretwork on the verandah is identical to the original fretwork at the front. The bay window in the living room has a curved, padded matching window seat.

Inside, new fretwork, painstakingly cut using a jigsaw, matches the original.

“I made a huge effort to keep everything the same,” says the owner.

That effort to evoke the grandness of the Queen Anne era extended to importing roof slates and terracotta-tiled roof trim.

Stepping inside the front door at Bareena is like winding the clock back to an more genteel time.

Original pressed-metal ceilings in the formal front rooms are complemented by Edwardian-style dado panels made from Lincrusta.

This British product – created in the 19th century and claimed to be the first washable wall covering – is tough, long-lasting and has an embossed surface that is used for refurbishing period houses as well as for commercial purposes. It was also used in royal carriages and is still

manufactured according to traditional methods that sometimes includes using 100-year-old rollers to create the distinctive patterns.

Lace Interiors, of Essendon – a specialist in interior design for period houses – decorated the house using a soft palette of colours and elaborate wall friezes in several rooms and patterned carpets to reflect the times. Baltic pine floors have been newly polished.

Opening from the entry, a vestibule in the middle of the house, provides the transition between old and new. At the side of this vestibule a sweeping staircase, lit by a clerestory windows complete with stained-glass, leads the way to the first floor.

Past the vestibule, the new part of the house includes the informal living and meals area with doors opening to the north-facing pool and outdoor entertainment zone. Polished timber floors and another wall frieze continue the period theme from the original part of the house.

The kitchen, with granite benches and contemporary appliances, including a 900-millimetre Smeg stainless steel oven, overlooks the meals area, which allows the cook to keep in touch with what’s going on at the table and in the family room.

The carpeted grand curved staircase from the vestibule opens to a hall with three more bedrooms and two bathrooms off it. Skylights let light into this level. \

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This property is part-resort, part-bush hideaway. It has a fully-tiled 10 x 5-metre pool, flood-lit tennis court, gym, and billiards room. The property is also hidden away from the world on a tree-cloaked,

4100-square metre block. It sits off a stretch of Old Eltham Road that appears more popular with bikes and walkers than with cars.

Out back, big old trees rather than high fences indicate where the property finishes and the neighbour’s begins. This house is also very much a family-friendly place to live. It has a zoned kids’ wing with family bathroom, whereas the parents’ en suite bedroom is located away from the

action by the entrance. The house was built in the 1970s and was in original condition until the current owners came along 2½ years ago. They thoughtfully managed to update the interiors by marrying the old and new. For example, the lounge has retained its exposed-brick fireplace but now has plush new carpets.

The slate in the family hub remains but the kitchen is brand new, with appliances installed high up for child safety. The rumpus has a trendy ’70s bar, but the heavy timber surfaces have been painted white. To suit the family’s needs, an extra study was installed in what was the old sauna. The property includes a detached self-contained unit down by the tennis court. \ LIAM CARTER

Toorac Drive (spelt with a C, not a K) is a quite tree-lined street that rises up the hill from Sherbourne Road. While there are no Toorak-style mansions here, the houses are certainly big enough for large

families with enough yard front and back for the kids to play. This four-bedroom residence sits on a 790-square metre block and makes a pretty first impression. A path cuts through established garden beds to the front porch. Built in 1973, the house has been updated by the current owners, a family with three children. Walls were removed to open up the living spaces. The kitchen is large enough to cook big family meals. The four bedrooms are also large and include built-in wardrobes. The main bedroom has a renovated en suite with a new shower and vanity. The kids share a bathroom with bath, shower and separate toilet. Downstairs, a large rumpus with a study, toilet and wet bar is the ultimate kids’ retreat. The north-facing backyard has an above-ground pool with a deck. \ LIAM CARTER

They don’t call it Eltham Woods for nothing. This part of Eltham is defined by its bush-cloaked hills, maze of winding roads and understated houses on good-sized blocks. This single-level, three-bedroom property

is no exception. The freshly rendered brick-veneer house shares a 740-square metre block with a solar-heated pool with large deck, a paved entertainment area and twin lawn terraces. These versatile outdoor areas are matched with comfortable living spaces. The front lounge is ideal for any occasion, thanks to the elegant swag-and-tails curtains and plush white carpets. The family comes together in the open-plan kitchen, family and meals area, which is lined in polished boards. Glass sliding doors open to the covered rear patio. The nearby laundry also leads outside. Two bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, share a renovated bathroom. The main bedroom has an en suite and walk-in wardrobe. This property is just around the corner from Eltham Woods pre-school. \ LIAM CARTER

lower PleNtY

BriAr hill elthAM

postcode

3093

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3088postcode

3095

FLETCHERS, 9430 1111

13 Foster Road

Price: $500,000 – $575,000

Expressions of Interest: Closing August 30

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DARREn JonES, 9432 2544

11 Toorac Drive

Price: $550,000 +

Auction: August 27 at 12.30pm

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BARRy PLAnT, 9459 8111

177 old Eltham Road

Price: $1.25 million – $1.45 million

Auction: August 30 at 6pm

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Hocking Stuart Ivanhoe9499 5611

Beautifully presented and wonderfully maintained, this spacious house is located in the heart of Viewbank and in the Viewbank College zone. Only moments from parklands, schools, transportation and shops.

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Let's eat lunch @Mangiamo Cafe, 121 Lower Plenty RoadLet's eat dinner @ Baan Thai, 137 Lower Plenty RoadLet's drink coffee @Miss Marie Cafe, 45 Beetham Parade

3084POSTCODE

7 Eileen Street, Viewbank

Price: $550,000 - $600,000

Auction Saturday September 10 at 11am

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Miles Real Estate9497 3222

A spacious four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence with north-facing rear garden. Enjoy the fresh touches and modern conveniences near Burgundy Street, schools and trains. Includes lounge, family room, dining, kitchen and DLUG.

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Let's eat lunch @Burgundy Kebab, 150 Burgundy StreetLet's eat dinner @ Vyve Cafe, 184 Burgundy StreetLet's drink coffee @Yo Yo's Cafe, 34/56 Burgundy Street

3084POSTCODE

144 Brown Street, Heidelberg

Price: $780,000 - $850,000

Auction Saturday September 3 at 1pm

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Original 1940s clinker brick offers a rare opportunity to renovate, refurbish or re-build (STCA). It has three bedrooms, study or fourth bedroom, kitchen/dining/family room, sunny garden and garage. Close to schools and village shops.

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Let's eat lunch @Rocket, 144 Upper Heidelberg RoadLet's eat dinner @ Barrio, 77 Upper Heidelberg RoadLet's drink coffee @Laurent, 139 Upper Heidelberg Road

3079POSTCODE

6 Flora Grove, Ivanhoe East

Price: $1 million +

Auction Saturday September 3 at 11am

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Morrison Kleeman Eltham9431 2444

This warm and welcoming house on a corner allotment of 578sqm (approx), presents an exceptional opportunity in a superb locale. Literally seconds from the lifestyle benefits of Woodlands Park.

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Let's eat lunch @Urban Grooves, 99 Grimshaw StreetLet's eat dinner @ Peppercorn Thai, 81 Grimshaw StreetLet's drink coffee @Dobell's Cafe, 19 Greenhill Road

3088POSTCODE

1 Parklands Avenue , Briar Hill

Price: $490,000 - $539,000

Auction Saturday September 10 at 1pm

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w here t o l i v e \ agen t s ’ choice

w ith European economies teetering, the

Middle East imploding and some questioning the whole future of capitalism, there is just

one, more important, issue for Melbourne’s million-dollar-plus home buyers right now: what should I do this Saturday?

Over the past couple of weeks, our clients have been watching the spectacle unfold and wondering whether this was the right time to act. Like them, you are probably asking yourself: should I take the plunge to buy a home or, given everything that is going on, should I sit tight, watch from afar and do nothing?

Our first suggestion is don’t stress. Now is a time when only those who can keep their heads and think their way through the alternatives can make good decisions.

But aren’t we in an elevated-risk position? What about America, Italy and Spain? Sure, some of you may be in an elevated-risk position – others may not be. The question is whether what’s happening in America and elsewhere is the right yardstick for your home-buying decisions.

By some definitions, now is no riskier a time to buy than last month or last year or last decade.

Prices are lower and interest rates look less likely to rise now than they did last year. On the jobs front, the figures look reasonable (and, by the way, did you lose your job during the GFC, and if you did, how hard was it to find another one?). And you may well have more choice on properties this month than you did in the past three months.

On a micro level, your family may be on more solid foundations financially and/or emotionally than at any other time.

But is this the right time to buy? Couldn’t prices go down even further?

We would all prefer to buy at the bottom of the market. But who knows when we

hit bottom? People were scared to buy during the 2008 GFC downturn, but more comfortable buying when prices were higher in 2007 and 2010.

In 2011 prices are down again, but almost all home buyers have a higher degree of discomfort about the market than they did this time last year because they don’t “know” what is going to happen.

But have you in the past operated on all matters with exact certainty? Sometimes you just have to do what has to be done – no matter what is happening in the world outside. In that sense, essentially this last fortnight is no different from last week or last year. None of us ever “knows” for sure.

The real question may not be one of world affairs or house prices – it may be whether you can act in times of uncertainty. Is buying now in your family’s best interests and can you get an increased level of comfort?

For those that remember, Bob Dylan said, “the times they are a-changing”. This phenomenon of uncertainty is nothing new and, as for comfort, most of us like certainty.

We are not saying you should buy now. What we’re saying is that you should be trying to line the ducks up again now they have escaped. Try to make sense even if previously it was all very clear to you.

Why? Because we know that making good decisions for our family is better than making bad ones.

Some of you will need to act (even if it is to make a decision to do nothing), because nothing stays the same.

The role of a professional adviser is not to tell you whether it’s the right time to buy – our role is to outline your options, let you decide, and if you decide to go ahead, then we can provide the experience, nous and skills to negotiate a maximised outcome for you.

And really that is the crux of it – perceptions, thinking clearly, focusing on the right outcomes for your family in a time of uncertainty.

Oh, and good luck! \

How to operate with comfort in uncertain times

Mal JaMesPrincipal Buyer advocate

0408 107 988 \ 9804 3133We Only Buy HOMes

www.james.net.au

sold for $1.21 million2 st hubert road, ivanhoe east

you may well have more choice on properties this month


Buying a rundown house on a good street is an old piece of real-estate wisdom that these vendors have put to the test. Since the young couple came along nine years ago, this 1950s weatherboard house has

certainly moved up in the world. A rabbit warren of pokey rooms with dark carpets has been transformed into an airy, stylish and comfortable place to live. Walls were removed to open up the living spaces and allow natural light inside. Original Tasmanian oak floors were uncovered and polished, and surfaces were painted white. The new kitchen takes pride of place at the hub of the house and includes stunning Quarella reconstituted quartz benches, stainless steel appliances and designer tapware. The bathroom has been updated with similar refinery. It has a floating vanity, stylish tiled recesses and two picture windows. The 812-square metre block is dotted with mature Victorian ash trees. The backyard has two separate decks and is completely private. The three bedrooms have pretty double-hung windows. \ LIAM CARTER

JELLIs CRAIg, 9490 2900

40 Harborne street

Price: $500,000 – $550,000

Auction: August 20 at 11am

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MACLEOD postcode

3085

Barry Plant Eltham9431 1222

Multiple living areas, a large useable yard, outdoor entertainment area, stunning views and quiet court location all combine to make this property a must-to-inspect. It also features a study plus a blackwood timber kitchen with granite benchtops.

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Let's eat lunch @Sugar Kube, Arcade, 972 Main RoadLet's eat dinner @ Ginger Garlic Indian, 9 Dudley StreetLet's drink coffee @Volumes Cafe, 70 Commercial Place

3095POSTCODE

21 Darkan Court, Eltham

Price: $740,000 - $800,000

Sale by Set Date: Tuesday August 23 at 6pm

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It´s the warm, inviting ambience that makes this split-level house really special. Beautifully presented with polished-timber floors and soaring cathedral ceilings, this residence makes a fantastic first impression.

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Let's eat lunch @Urban Grooves, 97-99 Grimshaw StreetLet's eat dinner @ Allan House, 30 Main StreetLet's drink coffee @Purdys Cafe, 25-31 Sherbourne Road

3088POSTCODE

232 St Helena Road, Greensborough

Price: $500,000 - $570,000

Expressions of Interest by Tuesday August 30

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This property is on the market for the first time. It doesn’t take much to see why the family that built it in 1973 took so long to leave. It sits high on a hilltop cul-de-sac. The property’s most unusual feature is also

its drawcard. The 800-square metre block is completely flat, almost unheard of in hilly Montmorency. Out back, there is a big patch of lawn that has seen many games of kick-to-kick, and pretty garden beds. Garden views can be enjoyed from the paved outdoor entertainment area, which has a built-in barbecue, or from the family and dining rooms. Much of the house is original but has been so well-maintained that it’s hard to notice any wear and tear. There are some stylish retro features, including the fireplace with a large copper hood and exposed-brick hearth in the lounge. The family bathroom has an electric-blue vanity, which would be a shame to replace. The street-facing main bedroom has an en suite and walk-in wardrobe. Storage is not a problem thanks to the double garage and adjacent workshop, which has a pot-belly stove. \ LIAM CARTER

This three-bedroom cottage is attracting solid interest from hip young buyers looking for affordability, character and vicinity to the CBD. It ticks all three boxes. Built as part the 1956 Olympic Village, the property is

steeped in charm. The red-brick façade and vaulted portico entrance introduce a good sized-living space lined in polished Baltic pine floors. Double-hung sash windows and a recent lick of white paint ensure this hub is light and airy. Original 1950s cabinets in the kitchen are matched with more modern additions, including a vast timber workbench and stainless steel appliances. Fresh carpets and elegant white curtains ensure the three bedrooms are clean and comfortable. The bathroom was done up about the same time as the kitchen in the late 1990s. The block is modest at just 368 square metres, but a big established front yard ensures the house is set back from the street. A pebbled courtyard is at the side of the house. \ LIAM CARTER

BuCkIngHAM, 9434 6666

20 Woodland grove

Price: $520,000 +

Auction: August 20 at noon

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WoodARds, 9499 1276

131 Altona street

Price: $390,000 – $430,000

Auction: August 20 at 11.30am

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MONTMORENCY

HEIDELBERG WEST

postcode

3094

postcode

3081

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"Eye of the beholder"

Unleash the potential to this brilliantly located home. Sitting on large block 700m2 (approx) this property can

suite multitude of needs, business use - doctors etc, development use or further extend existing home - all

(STCA). Existing home boasts 3 huge bedrooms, hardwood floors, high ceilings, new modern kitchen, SS

appliance and adjoining meals, large formal lounge, ducted heating, A-con, carport and immaculate

presentation. Remarkable location - along side renowned Watsonia shopping strip and Watsonia station. The

potential of this unique property is simply in the eye of the beholder.

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INSPECT Thursday 5:00 - 5:30pmSat & Sun 12:00 - 12:30pmPhoto ID required

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Loved & cherished this inviting home with appealing street facade offers great lifestyle. Boasting striking

polished floorboards, large formal lounge/dining, great size bedrooms with BIRs, D/H, evap cooling, fully

equipped kitchen with adjoining meals, large block over 620m2 allows for further improvements if desired, rear

pergola ideal for entertaining, manicured gardens, lock up garage, storage sheds & absolute immaculate

presentation throughout. Truly perfect court location with short stroll to Plenty Rd trams, Bundoora Square

shopping precinct & easy access to Latrobe & RMIT universities. This home is simply sure to impress!

BUNDOORA 18 Kipling Court 3

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CONTACT David Moxon 0413 673 636Michael Egan 0409 416 546

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Bundoora4 / 1177 Plenty RoadT 9467 5444

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Luxury Living In Prestigious Location

With quality at every glance, be sure to be impressed from the moment that you arrive at this exceptional

home. Executive living at its best set on compact low maintenance yet spacious allotment, boasting 3

distinctive living areas inc lounge & open plan kitchen/meals & family room with sparkling polished floor

boards. Other features inc SS appliances, stone bench tops, D/H, ensuite & WIR to master, double garage,

high ceilings, balcony with superb views & quality fixtures & fittings. Ideally located in Landcaster Gate Estate

within easy reach of Macleod Train Station, Plenty Road, tram, Latrobe Uni & adjacent to parklands!

BUNDOORA 27 Sanctuary Drive 4

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INSPECT Thursday 6:00 - 6:30pmSat 1 - 1:30pm & Sun 12 - 12:30pm Photo ID required

CONTACT Cathy Liu 0402 529 753David Moxon 0413 673 636

10% + Returns - Practically Pays Itself!!

• Stylish self-contained student apartments • Air-con, Fully furnished, 4 years old

• Short stroll to La Trobe Uni, trams & Station • Over 7% net returns

• Access to Springthorpe Country Club • 100% unused tax depreciation benefits

• 13km (approx.) NE of Melbourne CBD • Quality communal meeting & laundry rooms

• High Demand - Low Vacancies • Rents start from $215 per week

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INSPECT Saturday 10:00 - 10:45amPhoto ID required

CONTACT David Moxon 0413 673 636Bundoora Office 9467 5444


Eltham 16 Delmuir Close Timeless Contemporary Design

Craftsman built by Englehart homes and a HIA finalist this stunning home in a quiet court combines sensational

proportions and quality finishes, to deliver easy-care luxury Eltham living. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, huge laundry,

study, deluxe granite kitchen and three living areas complement leafy garden spaces with undercover entertainment area.

A triple car garage and almost every desired luxury inclusion enhance a true family haven.

ESR $1,050,000 - $1,150,000

Contact Tristan Messerle 0438 176 416

Contact Sarah Pattison 0433 034 828

Office 968 Main Road, Eltham 9431 2444

Web propertyinprofile.com.au/16delmuir

Offices Eltham / Greensborough / Doreen

Private Sale

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Greensborough 13 Cosham Court Exceptional Family Living in Prized Location

Set in manicured landscaped gardens on an allotment of some 1030 m2 the substantial interior spaces of this immaculate

home are complemented by a pool, spa, gazebo and a child friendly expanse of lawn to deliver the best in family living. In

the sought after St Helena College zone and offering three living areas, four bedrooms, fitted study, three bathrooms and

a gourmet kitchen with St George appliances. Ducted air-conditioning, heating and vacuum lead a huge list of inclusions

in a home that´s private, picturesque and family flexible.

Inspect Thursday 5:30 - 6pm & Saturday 12:30 - 1pm

Contact Shane Leete 0419 118 302

Contact Peter Kleeman 0419 002 103


Web propertyinprofile.com.au/13cosham


Auction Saturday 3rd September at 12pm

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Eltham 11 Woodridge Court Excellent Opportunity Outstanding Location

Enriched by easily maintained, tranquil gardens this exquisite family home in the highly sought after Woodridge Estate,

provides idyllic family living. Enjoying a wonderful sense of serenity on an allotment of 1156m2 (approx), the architectural

designed interior and two outdoor entertaining areas, which include a relaxing spa and a wood-fired pizza oven. Newly

renovated with ducted heating and cooling, fresh paint, new carpets and direct access to parklands at the rear it delivers

an excellent opportunity to experience a fabulous home in an outstanding location.

Expressions Of Interest: Offer Close Saturday 10th September at 5pm (Unless Sold Prior)

Inspect Saturday 2:30 - 3pm

Contact Rocco Montanaro 0412 379 171


Web propertyinprofile.com.au/11woodridge


Expressions of Interest

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Briar Hill 1 Parklands Avenue Splendid Opportunity In A Coveted Location

This warm, welcoming home on a corner allotment of 578 m2 (approx) presents an exceptional opportunity in a superb

locale. Literally seconds from Woodlands Park, it is within minutes of all the benefits of Montmorency, Greensborough and

Eltham. Peaceful, private and with an abundance of ´kid friendly´ room behind full height fences it offers light filled interior

spaces, two separate outdoor area and a generously proportioned studio. It offers delicious scope to extend over time

(stca) and make the most of a true family haven.


Contact Rocco Montanaro 0412 379 171


Web propertyinprofile.com.au/1parklands


Auction Saturday 10th September at 1.00pm

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Macleod 8 Mannor Green Elegant Living, Exceptional Estate

Modern grandeur and a quiet location combine to deliver enviable family living in one of Springthorpe´s newest cul-de-

sac´s. With all the benefits this enclave is renowned for, this outstanding four bedroom, two bathroom home features a

remarkable combination of relaxed entertaining areas. Whether it´s under the alfresco in the private rear yard or inside the

large formal lounge, separate teen retreat or huge casual living area, it will allow your family to enjoy a privileged lifestyle in

this blue ribbon estate.

Expressions Of Interest:Offers Close Wednesday 31st August at 6pm (Unless Sold Prior)

Inspect Thursday 5:30 - 6pm

Saturday 11:30am - 12pm

ESR $800,000 - $860,000

Contact Ciaran Brannigan 0410 544 478

Office 2/86 Grimshaw Street, Greensborough 9435 7666


Expressions of Interest

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Eltham 63 Wycliffe Crescent Iconic Home, Prized Location

Ancient set of 17th century doors from a Chinese Noblemans residence make a striking entry to this three bedroom, two

bathroom home in the Woodridge Estate. Designed by renowned architect Daryl Jackson and constructed by industry

icon, Merchant Builders, the formal living room, dining room and family meals are all enhanced by the trademark features

of exposed beams and timber ceilings, full length windows with northern orientation for year round sunlight. With a study

and second living area providing a welcome retreat for adults or teens alike, it´s as relevant today as when it was first

built.


Contact Tony Duckworth 0417 564 787

Contact Tony Petselas 0434 006 235


Web propertyinprofile.com.au/63wycliffe


Auction Saturday 20th August at 1pm

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Eltham 1/55 Park Road Private Position, Perfect Proportions

Don´t be deceived by the address, follow the long driveway, throw open the gates and be surprised by this

spacious family home on an allotment of around 986m2. Private, secluded and surrounded by lush gardens,

paved entertainment areas and expansive lawn it offers two fabulous living areas, updated kitchen with stainless steel

appliances, four large bedrooms sharing two refurbished bathrooms to deliver an impeccable family environment. All

within easy reach of local shops, railway station and parks.

Inspect Saturday 11:30am - 12pm

Price $649,500

Contact Tristan Messerle 0438 176 416


Web propertyinprofile.com.au/1/55park


Private Sale

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Eltham 6 Doodson Court Enviable Location For Desirable Living

The inviting interior spaces of this substantial home in the sought after Woodridge Estate offer freedom and flexibility to

meet every family need with exemplary ease. It offers three bedrooms, main with spa ensuite, study, formal living dining,

family living, rumpus room anchored by an open fire and a fabulous games room with the exciting bonus of a sunken,

heated spa adding to its appeal as a perfect party precinct. With ducted heating, cooling and vacuum along with garage

and workshop it offers a fabulous lifestyle that will bring out the inner entertainer.


Contact Tony Duckworth 0417 564 787



Web propertyinprofile.com.au/6doodson


Auction Saturday 10th September at 1.00PM

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Eltham 6 Wynvale Court Englehart Quality And Style

The quality and timeless design of this three bedrooms plus study Englehart home with separate rumpus room will appeal

to the most fastidious buyer. Set in a quiet safe court the generous 1031sqm (approx) block with beautifully landscaped

gardens and paved outdoor entertaining areas is perfect for children and pets or perhaps a pool in the future. Extras

include double garage on remote, ducted heating, cooling and vacuum plus workshop.


Contact Gayle Blackwood 0408 776 070

Contact Lucas Peressini 0408 323 960



Auction Saturday 27th August at 12pm

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Eltham 82 Arthur Street Spacious Living In Sought After Surrounds

Presented to perfection, this warm and welcoming home will have you wanting to leave work early just to enjoy it. Ready to

move in and relax, it offers two expansive living areas, three bedrooms, study, two bathrooms including updated ensuite,

refurbished kitchen with stainless steel appliances and family meals. An expansive deck and deep rear yard provides

plenty of space for outdoor enjoyment and ensures it will easily meet the accommodation and entertaining needs of your

family and their friends.


ESR $580,000 - $620,000





Private Sale

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Eltham 10 Andrews Street Sensationally Stylish Living

A stunning contemporary update delivers living and entertaining spaces of uncompromising quality in this immaculate

three bedroom home. Instantly inviting, the interior spaces boast fresh paintwork, new carpets, brand new bathroom and

ensuite and a stunning Caesarstone kitchen with stainless steel appliances overlooking a light, bright open plan living

area. With a deep child friendly rear yard and decked and paved outdoor entertainment areas it provides a stylish

sanctuary of updated excellence.


ESR $560,000 - $610,000


Contact Peter Kleeman 0419 002 103



Private Sale

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Eltham 1162 Main Road Super Spacious With A Flexible Floorplan

This larger than expected home, just a short walk from the centre of Eltham, presents zoned living areas designed to

ensure comfortable family living. The clever, flexible floorplan introduces four bedrooms including main with an indulgent

spa ensuite, an open study, home office, two living areas and an updated timber kitchen with stainless steel appliances

and a fitted pantry. With a double garage, sizable private rear yard, ducted heating and vacuum this is an opportunity first

home-buyers and investors don´t want to miss.


ESR $550,000 - $590,000

Contact Max Bevacqua 0408 002 488

Contact Dayne Kleeman 0419 504 576



Private Sale

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milesre.com.auROSANNA 9459 5666118 Lower Plenty Road


IVANHOE 9497 3222143 Upper Heidelberg Roadmilesre.com.au

Auction Saturday 3rd September at 2.00pm

ESR $2,300,000-$2,500,000

Inspect Thu 6.00pm-6.30pm, Sat 2.00pm-2.30pm

Land 1289m2 approx.

Contact Stewart Oldmeadow 0412 119 277

Helen Witchell 0413 741 158

GRAND FAMILY LIVING IN AN IVANHOE ICON

´Bareena´ c1905 is a magnificent Queen Anne Federation residence standing tall and proud for refined family living and

entertaining on one of Ivanhoe´s most prestigious streets. Sympathetically renovated to retain the grandeur and the glory

of the style, added contemporary sophistication ensures that this tuckpointed landmark exceeds all expectations of

family lifestyle excellence just moments to grammar schools, shopping, parklands and trains. Exquisite heritage

decoration from pressed metal ceilings and dado walls to stained glass, bay windows and fireplaces adorns the beautiful

interior that flows to a wonderful north-facing rear entertainers´ oasis including tiled pool. Boasts six robed bedrooms

(ensuite), sweeping staircase, elegant sitting room, large family room, gourmet kitchen / meals, three further bathrooms,

heating / cooling, vacuum and auto double lock-up garage.

IVANHOE 23 Thoresby Grove


milesre.com.auROSANNA 9459 5666118 Lower Plenty Road



Auction Saturday 10th September at 3.00pm

Inspect Sat 1.00pm-1.30pm


Damien Carter 0438 850 166

DESIRABLE FAMILY LIFESTYLE IN FAIRY HILLS

Topping any Ivanhoe wish list is a fabulous family home in Fairy Hills and this superb Spanish Mission residence that

featured new in a 1920s edition of Home Beautiful is your dream come true. A classic loggia façade precedes this

substantial, two-level home that delivers impressive presence on a highly-coveted plane treed street moments to

Ivanhoe Grammar, parklands, trains and shopping. Opening to an alfresco entertainment oasis with covered patio and

heated pool / spa, this prime family property has tastefully evolved blending period decoration with modern

enhancement for comfortable current-day living. Offers five bedrooms (main bedroom with spa ensuite), study nooks,

two further bathrooms, elegant lounge and dining rooms, family room with bifold doors, granite kitchen with stainless-

steel appliances, heating / cooling, storage and double carport.

IVANHOE 17 Fairy Street



ROSANNA 9459 5666118 Lower Plenty Road

CORNER POTENTIAL IN PRIME LOCALE

A premier corner position, completely comfortable interior and large established allotment are the hallmarks of this delightful

1950s residence representing an opportunity that´s simply not to be missed! Desirably nestled near Chelsworth Park, Ivanhoe

Grammar, shops and transport; savvy buyers will love the lifestyle location and the exciting future prospects of this immaculate

two plus bedroom home set on two street frontages and 621m² block (approx). Includes ducted heating, air-conditioning, alarm

system, living room (OFP), family room, casual dining area, good kitchen, spa bathroom (ensuite), separate home office with

wine cupboard, mature gardens, heated endless swim spa and remote-control double garage.

Auction: Saturday 10th September at 2.00pm

ESR $1,000,000-$1,100,000

Inspect Thu 4.30pm-5.00pm, Sat 12.00pm-

12.30pm


Graham Caulfield 0418 563 804

IVANHOE EAST 2 Flora Grove

Co Agent




GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IN GREAT LOCATION

Elevated in the highly-regarded top end of the street, current-day comfort and perfect potential define the fabulous family appeal

of this spacious residence boasting north-facing rear garden. Walk right in and enjoy the fresh touches, modern conveniences

and superb distant views that highlight the fantastic functionality and floorplan this two-level family home near Burgundy Street,

schools, parks, hospitals and trains. Includes entrance foyer, four generous bedrooms with BIRs, three bathrooms (family, spa

bath and ensuite), large lounge room, family room with OFP, dining room, well-appointed kitchen, laundry, central heating, air-

conditioner, new carpets, hardwood floors and DLUG. Scope to further improve/extend (STCA).

Auction: Saturday 3rd September at 1.00pm

ESR $780,000-$850,000

Inspect Thu 5.15-5.45pm, Sat 12.00pm-12.30pm

Land 678m2 approx.

Contact Greg Taylor 0409 090 611

Brad Pearce 0409 679 414

HEIDELBERG 144 Brown Street




A FIRM FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

Family fun, functionality and flexibility come together in a fabulous location with this superb c1970 residence. Stylish original

features are enhanced by quality improvements creating a completely comfortable family environment that opens out to a

refurbished solar-heated pool and spa in a beautiful landscaped garden setting with 3000l rainwater tank. Enjoying pleasant

elevated views across the district, this generously-proportioned home comprises three double bedrooms, BIRs, main bedroom

features ensuite, bright family room, dining room, rumpus/home office, kitchen and meals area, central bathroom, laundry,

ducted heating, air-conditioner, alarm system, polished hardwood floors, extensive under-house storage and double garage.

Auction: Saturday 27th August at 2.00pm

ESR $700,000-$770,000

Inspect Thu 2.30-3.00pm, Sat 11.00am-11.30am

Land 613m2 approx.

Contact James Davis 0405 687 817

John Levingston 0410 978 144

HEIDELBERG 72 Berkeley Avenue




FABULOUS FAMILY LIVING, FANTASTIC ENTERTAINING

Sure to be your family´s favourite with a proven track record in keeping everyone happy, this superb Californian bungalow

sympathetically blends classic elegance and modern enhancement with a spacious zoned floorplan and wonderful garden

featuring alfresco decking and heated pool. This captivating, character-filled home offers four bedrooms (BIRs), study (or 5th),

two bathrooms, wide hallway, upstairs children´s retreat, huge family living and dining area (gas log heater, bifold doors),

kitchen/meals with stainless-steel appliances, laundry, heating/cooling, ceiling fans, polished Baltic pine floors, leadlighting,

great storage and OSP. An elevated position delivers panoramic upstairs´ views in an enviable position.


ESR $700,000-$770,000


Contact Paul Carbone 0418 541 169


MACLEOD 40 Munro Street




MORTGAGEE’S AUCTION - 1115M2 OF PURE POTENTIAL!

Get the cream on Green and create a dream lifestyle development (STCA). On a massive 1115m² allotment (approx) with 1920s house, this

property is a true landmark boasting 23.62m frontage and the much preferred north-facing rear orientation. A prime development site, take

advantage of this opportunity and set a new benchmark in contemporary living in the heart of Ivanhoe (STCA). Design multiple townhouses on

this level site and reap the rewards or consider building a luxury family residence.


Inspect Thu 3.30pm-4.00pm, Sat 10.00am-10.30am

Land 1115m2 approx.



IVANHOE 56 Green Street

OLD EAGLEMONT´S BEST KEPT SECRET!

There are comfy villa units and then there is this exceptional low-maintenance home that will bring coveted space, convenience and colour into

your lifestyle! Set to the front of four enjoying a wonderful high-walled entertainers courtyard, natural light and a flexible floor plan, exuding

warmth and style in a private setting, it comprises three bedrooms (large 2nd level bedroom), living room with north-facing bay window and

heating/cooling, kitchen with s-steel appliances, dining/study area, renovated bathroom, lndry, 2nd courtyard, attic storage and garage.

For Sale By Fixed Date Tues 6 Sep Unless Sold Prior

ESR $570,000-$630,000



Co Agent Graham Caulfield 0418 563 804

IVANHOE 1/9 Ashby Grove




MORE STYLE, MORE CLASS, MORE SPACE

Outstanding 3BR, 2 bathroom contemporary townhouse behind garden frontage on title enjoying private north-facing garden, large Jarrah deck

and two-car auto garage/covered alfresco area. An impressive downsizing option or investment positioned to please with generous living room,

dining area with sliding doors, spacious Caesarstone kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, split-system heating/cooling and raintank with

pump to WC.


ESR $620,000-$660,000


Contact Damien Carter 0438 850 166

Sue Lacey 0412 898 202

HEIDELBERG 1/152 Hawdon Street

PERFECT LIFESTYLE PROSPECTS WITH A VIEW!

Enviably elevated on Heidelberg Hill enjoying views to the Dandenong Ranges; take full advantage of the outstanding position and remarkable

potential of this classic 2/3BR 1950s residence nestled on a large 708m² allotment (approx). Presented in good condition throughout, first-time

buyers and investors will immediately recognize the exceptional nature of this exciting opportunity near shopping, hospitals, parks, schools and

trains..

Auction: Saturday 20th August at 11.00am

ESR $730,000-$770,000

Inspect Wed 4.30pm-5.00pm, Sat 10.30am-11.00am

Land 708m2 approx.

Contact Greg Taylor 0409 090 611


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INSPIRING INVERMAY INVITATION!

One of Rosanna´s premier positions on a divided gum tree lined grove offers up a rare opportunity for discerning buyers with this delightful

1950s clinker brick residence. Elevated with views and filled with glorious natural light; a bird-attracting native front garden provides a warm

welcome to this charming home that includes double carport. Comprises three bedrooms and study, central bathroom, formal lounge and

dining, family room, timber kitchen, ducted heating, alarm and polished hardwood floors.


ESR $600,000-$660,000




ROSANNA 43 Invermay Grove

PEACE IN A PARKLAND PARADISE

A remarkable family opportunity to secure a highly sought-after Somerset Drive property, this immaculate double-storey residence immediately

abuts, overlooks and opens to the tranquil Banyule Flats Reserve. This one owner-only family home has been meticulously maintained and

updated for optimum comfort. This four bedroom and study home on a 581m² allotment (approx) includes two bathrooms, powder room, living

and dining area, large fully-appointed kitchen/meals, central heating, air-conditioning, abundant storage, covered BBQ veranda and auto DLUG.


ESR $670,000-$730,000


Land 581m2 approx.

Contact Brad Pearce 0409 679 414

Greg Taylor 0409 090 611

VIEWBANK 34 Somerset Drive




THE HEIGHT OF BOUTIQUE LIVING - SOL APARTMENTS

This unique, architecturally designed contemporary apartment features a splendid northerly aspect. Combined with a high cathedral ceiling and

clerestory window to the living area, it promises natural light in all seasons. This apartment’s tastefully designed living spaces come complete

with stainless steel appliances and a sparkly 40mm stone slab to the kitchen top, split-system unit for heating/cooling and a secure remote-

control car parking area with storage. Call today to arrange an inspection.

For Sale

ESR $380,000-$400,000


Contact Damien Carter 0438 850 166

Sue Lacey 0412 898 202

HEIDELBERG HEIGHTS 6/156 Northern Road

EAGLEMONT / IVANHOE-FRINGE FAMILY INVITATION

Nestled on the Eaglemont/Ivanhoe border; affordable entry to an exceptional family lifestyle locale enhances the appeal of this 3BR triple-fronted

residence boasting private north-facing rear garden. Walk to work, school, shopping, parks and trains from this comfortably-appointed family

home in the coveted hospitals precinct city-side of Bell Street and immediately enjoy while considering future improvements when desired.


ESR $590,000-$640,000

Inspect Thu 4.30pm-5.00pm, Sat 11.30am-12.00pm

Land 575m2 approx.



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LANDMARK LIVING - FLEXIBLE FUTURE - OVER 1500M2

Claiming one of the area´s best elevated positions with views extending to the Dandenong Ranges; a secluded 1593m² garden allotment

(approx) is the unique setting for this ornate 3BR Federation bungalow close to shops, schools, train, university and parklands. Includes

magnificent family room, dining room, renovated kitchen with European appliances, big bathroom. Scope to further enhance or develop (STCA).


ESR $750,000-$795,000


Land 1593m2 approx.


James Davis 0405 687 817

WATSONIA 314 Greenwood Drive

HIGH QUALITY, LOW MAINTENANCE, HUGE SIZE

Beautifully set within native-inspired garden, the stunning size and style of this impressive villa unit´s profile sets the tone for spacious

contemporary living. Perfect for investors, first-home buyers and downsizers seeking a superior low-maintenance lifestyle; this impeccable

single-level unit includes two large bedrooms with BIRs, central bathroom, spacious living and dining, huge kitchen with Fisher & Paykel

appliances, big European laundry, powder room, ducted heating and 2nd courtyard. Close to shopping and transport.

Auction: Saturday 10th September at 11.00am

ESR $370,000-$410,000


Contact Brad Pearce 0409 679 414

John Levingston 0410 978 144

HEIDELBERG HEIGHTS 522 Waterdale Road




FABULOUS FUTURE IN PARKLAND POCKET

A matter of only footsteps from Darebin Creek parklands, the peaceful pocket that embraces this

comfortable, updated 3BR home is perfect for relaxed living. Featuring double-glazing, evaporative

cooling & gas heating; study, Lofra stove, meals area, family room, bright bathroom, lndry & large LUG.

For Sale

ESR: $760,000

Inspect: Sat 12.00pm-12.30pm

Contact: Helen Witchell 0413 741 158


IVANHOE 10 Mabel Street

DESIRABLE DOWNSIZING IN ELITE ENVIRONS

Enter directly via Caerleon Court and realize your desire for relaxed low-maintenance living in a prestigious

position with this light-filled 2BR & study unit. Meticulously maintained with private garden and veranda

leading down to auto DLUG, versatile home office and cellar/storeroom. Central heating & air-cond.

Auction: Saturday 27th August at 11.00am

ESR: $600,000-$650,000

Inspect: Thu 1.30pm-2.00pm, Sat 11.00am-11.30am

Contact: Helen Witchell 0413 741 158

Keith Oldmeadow 0409 858 786

EAGLEMONT 3/5-9 Castle Street

57 SQUARES OF PRESTIGIOUS LIVING

Extensive accommodation extending over 57 squares is complemented by the superior quality

construction of this huge 5BR, 3 bathroom residence boasting sweeping views. Establish a family lifestyle

with the flexibility you need into the future. Includes 5 living areas, 2 kitchens, DLUG and outdoor spa.

For Sale

ESR: $895,000

Inspect: Thu 2.30pm-3.00pm, Sat 12.00pm-12.30pm

Contact: John Levingston 0410 978 144

Greg Taylor 0409 090 611

MACLEOD 35 Falcon Road

GENEROUS APARTMENT OVERLOOKING GREENERY

Peacefully positioned towards the rear enjoying a serene outlook; investors, downsizers and first-home

buyers will be impressed with the options offered by this ground floor 1BR apartment including car space

on title. A sought-after location will please everyone placing you close to parklands, transport, shopping.

Auction: Saturday 10th September at 11.00am

ESR: $295,000-$320,000

Inspect: Thu 5.15pm-5.45pm, Sat 10.00am-10.30am

Contact: Peter Scott 0459 223 994


IVANHOE 16/59-61 Green Street




CORNER THE MARKET - ABSOLUTE PRIME COMMERCIAL SITE WITH UPSIDE!

A prominent site only 55 metres from Burgundy St and ideal for both an owner-occupier or developer to

further enhance. The existing building of 400 sqm (approx) is utilised as offices on a short-term tenancy.

Zoned Residential 1, the site has a total land area of 738 sqm (approx). Offers generous on-site parking

for 10 cars and is in close proximity to Burgundy St retail, Heidelberg Station and Austin/Mercy Hospitals.

Auction: Friday 26th August at 1.00pm

Inspect: Thu 4.30pm-5.00pm

Contact: Tim Mitchell 0417 339 986

Paul Evans 0408 144 181

HEIDELBERG 109 Cape Street

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ELEVATED HEIDELBERG HILL ART DECO

This vintage Art Deco home high up on Heidelberg Hill has all of the hallmarks of a classic - with the

potential to be a masterpiece! Standing on an established allotment with prospective ranges views; this

single-level home is well presented in near-original condition with a generous 4BR family floorplan.


ESR: $650,000-$700,000

Inspect: Thu 4.30pm-5.00pm, Sat 1.30pm-2.00pm

Contact: Peter Scott 0459 223 994

Stewart Oldmeadow 0412 119 277

HEIDELBERG 95 Darebin Street

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A rare opportunity to acquire a well presented Heidelberg retail freehold of 70 sqm (approx) with a total

land area of 165 sqm (approx). Zoned Business 1, the property offers excellent access to rear via right-

of-way with excellent scope to further develop (subject to council approval). Terms: 10% deposit,

balance 30/60 days.

Auction: Saturday 3rd September at 11.00am

Inspect: By Appointment

Contact: Dietmar Gregory 0422 402 545

Paul Evans 0408 144 181

HEIDELBERG 88 St James Road

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AFFORDABLE RETAIL INVESTMENT!

Immacuately presented retail space of 93 sqm (approx) with a secure new three year lease commencing

1 October 2011. Returning $19,800.00 per annum, plus GST and all usual outgoings. Zoned Business 1

on a land area of 186 sqm (approx), the property is ideal for future development potential (STCA) and

offers excellent parking at rear via right-of-way.

Auction: Friday 9th September at 1.00pm

Inspect: By Appointment

Contact: Dietmar Gregory 0422 402 545

Paul Evans 0408 144 181

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MONTMORENCY I 5 Brae Court

Quote $650,000 plus buyers Melway 21:F5 Land size 800m2 approxContact Scott Anderson 0412 855 775 Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336Offi ce 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

INSPECTIONTHURSDAY

5.00 - 5.30pmSATURDAY

1.30 - 2.00pmPhoto ID Required

This residence with incredible magnetism, designed for the growing family, is defi ned by its collection of zoned living areas, 5 bedrooms & a spectacular enclosed alfresco area, complete with tropical fi sh ponds, party size spa & pizza oven, which raises the bar for outdoor entertaining. Exceptionally presented for today’s living, this is the perfect place to raise a family, where an enviable position in a quiet court puts you within walking distance to Were Street shops, cafes, station & schools. Features: Open living/dining & stylish kitchen with stainless steel appliances, Separate family room with Coonara, Rumpus with study area, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Balcony with treetop views, Child friendly rear yard, Remote enclosed 4 car Garage/Carport with internal access to Entertaining area, Quiet court location, Walking distance to all facilities.

AUCTION Saturday 20th August at 2.00pm

MONTMORENCY I 20 Woodland Grove

Quote $520,000 plus buyersMelway 21:E5 Land size 800m2 approxContact Adam McWatters 0404 489 266 Ben Seivers 0400 085 685Offi ce Cnr Were & Rattray Rd, MontmorencyPhone 9434 6666

INSPECTIONTHURSDAY


11.30 - 12.00noon

There’s no doubting this is a much loved and versatile family home, you can feel it the moment you step inside! You will appreciate the home’s immaculate condition & accommodation that allows you to move in & enjoy immediately, while providing all the right ingredients to ignite your creative juices for potential future updates. Located in a very quiet cul-de-sac only a short walk to St Francis Xavier Primary School & Montmorency shops, cafés & station.Features: 3 Spacious double bedrooms, Master bedroom with WIR & Ensuite, Large open fi re warms the lounge/dining, Immaculate kitchen/meals, Servery to family room, Paved outdoor area, Triple garage/workshop with rear access, Large North facing rear yard, Elevated fl at block 800m2 approx.

AUCTION Saturday 20th August at 12.00noon

Auction this Saturday




MACLEOD I 11 Hedline Place

Quote $460,000 plus buyersMelway 20:F6 Land size 560m2 approxContact David Oakley 0439 397 284 Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336Offi ce 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

INSPECTIONTHURSDAY


12.00 - 12.30pm

A quiet court location next door to a park is just one of the major attractions of this desirable home, making it extremely suitable for a family. Enjoy the difference of a split level layout, enhanced by rich polished fl oorboards, highlighted by panorama doors in the living area, opening to the spacious covered deck, that fold back to create the perfect indoor-outdoor living and entertaining scenario. Features: Radiant fi reside lounge, Family/meals area, Neat kitchen with dishwasher, Master bedroom with WIR & ensuite, 2 zoned bedrooms & bathroom, Ducted heating, evaporative cooling, Generous backyard, single carport, Close to shops, schools, bus & train.

AUCTION Saturday 27th August at 12.00noon

MACLEOD I 10/34 Fairlie Avenue

Quote $390,000 plus buyers Melway 20:C7Contact Sue Stone 0416 055 159 Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336Offi ce 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

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12.30 - 1.00pm

Searching for a top-notch location that puts you within a tight radius of shopping, dining, cafés, transport, parks and freeway? Well this townhouse, in a pristine development, has surely been worth the wait. Tasteful updates and styling throughout the spacious and vivacious interior, plus a large paved courtyard where you can enjoy the company of friends outdoors during the warmer months, will instantly grab the attention of the discerning buyer.Features: Spacious lounge/dining with gas log fi re, Bright updated stainless steel kitchen/meals, Master bedroom with ensuite, walk-in robe & built-in robe, Two more robed bedrooms, Modern bathroom & powder room, Carport plus parking space, Private leafy courtyard.

AUCTION Saturday 20th August at 1.00pm




greensborough I 1 goonyah Court

Quote $430,000 plus buyersMelway 10:J10 Land size 625m2 approxContact Sue Stone 0416 055 159 Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336Office 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

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On its corner position, this home takes the high ground … As a result the views are spectacular as you sit back relax and enjoy some quiet time or indeed the company of family and friends on the elevated entertaining deck. This is a home with a vibrant personality, ready for you to enjoy and melt away the everyday stresses, within close proximity to Shopping Plaza, cafés, restaurants, transport, schools, parklands, walking tracks and Ring Road. Features: Spacious L-shaped lounge/dining, Timber kitchen with s/s appliances, Two robed bedroom, family bathroom, 3rd bedroom/study, Pergola covered area, Ducted heating, evap. cooling, Double carport with auto roller door, Shed & sunblinds.

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greensborough I 23 Marissa Crescent

Quote $570,000 plus buyers Melway 11:D8 Land size 785m2 approxContact Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336Office 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

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Refreshed, renewed & ready to enjoy, this home combines generous proportions & relaxed outdoor entertaining to create superb living for the growing family. With stylish new kitchen & all wet areas; idyllic gardens framing the house & a highly sought after location in the St. Helena Secondary College zone, with Greensborough shopping, cafés restaurants & train station within easy reach, what more could a family want? Features: Formal lounge/dining with garden outlook, Sensational new Bosch s/s kitchen, stone benches, Family/meals area warmed by polished floorboards, Rumpus room with plenty of room for all, Master bedroom with stylish ensuite, Four more privately zoned bedrooms, Chic stone bathroom/powder room, Large entertaining verandah, Ducted heating & vacuum, evap. cooling, Remote double lock up garage, Alarm & Abundance of storage.

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lower plenty I 2/3 Glenauburn road

Quote $560,000 plus buyersMelway 21:A8 Contact Adam McWatters 0404 489 266 Paul Harrison 0418 103 477Office 1004 Main Road, ElthamPhone 9439 4022

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Nestled within a stunningly unique development of townhouses, fashioned to replicate the elegance of the Edwardian era with a contemporary twist, this gem is all about low-maintenance living with a touch of class. You’ll be the envy of all your friends living in this fabulous home, where a stylish, open designed layout extends via French doors to the spectacular private courtyard, superbly landscaped and extensively decked for leisure-time & alfresco entertaining. Better than new, footsteps from Reserve & minutes to shops, schools & transport. Features: Master bedroom (WIR & ensuite) on ground level, 2 large robed B/R’s, designer bathroom, Open plan living warmed by polished floorboards, Chic Caesar stone kitchen (Technika 900mm s/s stove), Bright well proportioned meals area, Powder room, heating & cooling, Auto double garage, workshop/storage, Water tanks, pull-out outdoor awning.

Sale By tender Closing Tuesday 30th August at 6.00pm (Unless sold prior)

heIdelBerG heIGhtS I 99 Bamfield road

Quote $330,000 plus buyersMelway 19:12JContact Vince Masci 0423 691 622 Scott Nugent 0438 054 993Office Cnr Were & Rattray Rd, MontmorencyPhone 9434 6666

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Fantastic opportunity for beginners to get a foot in the door of the property market with this clinker brick home! Brimming with character and potential it sends out an invitation to young couples with creative flair to make it shine again & perhaps add a modern extension at the rear (STCA). Perfectly liveable or rentable now, it’s well placed within close proximity to Burgundy Street shops & eateries, Austin Hospital, schools, transport & Northland Secondary College. Features: Spacious lounge with heater & A/cond., Tidy kitchen/meals, 3 B/Rs, Refreshed bathroom, Good sized backyard, Auto roller door to tandem carport, Parking bay in front.

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montmorency I 36 cressy Street

Quote $470,000 Plus Buyers Melway 21:E9 Land size 910m2 approxContact Scott Nugent 0438 054 993 Vince Masci 0423 691 622Office 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

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With its MASSIVE backyard, expect this delightful home to strike a chord with a family who crave plenty of space outdoors, for kids to play kick to kick or cricket and dogs to run amok. Perhaps you would like to extend the size of the home (STCA), create a special venue to entertain alfresco or add a pool! All manner of options are yours to discover or simply enjoy the home as is and soak in the peaceful leafy surrounds of its no-thru road location, filled with songs of native birds. Features: Lounge/dining with rich polished floorboards, Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, Four bedrooms, Study with balcony, Ensuite and modern bathroom, Covered BBQ area, GDH, R/C air-con, carport, Close to Bolton Rd shops, schools, Monty Village, cafés & station.

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Quote $535,000 Melway 22:G3 Land size 1000m2 approxContact Graeme Oldfield 0439 312 080 Paul Harrison 0418 103 477Office 1004 Main Road, ElthamPhone 9439 4022

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reSearch I 8 Finnigan Street

On an allotment of 1000m2 (approx) and wrapped in an Edna Walling inspired garden this home provides a magical sense of seclusion complementing three bedrooms (main with ensuite), family bathroom, practical kitchen and a spacious living dining opening to a relaxing covered deck. Close to parks, shops and public transport it delivers a perfect position.

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Closing Tuesday 30th of August at 6.00pm (Unless sold prior)Quote $390,000 plus buyersMelway 20:E3Contact Scott Anderson 0412 855 775 Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336Office 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

WatSonIa I 1/275 nell Street West

Only a short stroll to Watsonia shopping centre, train station & Loyola College will place this property in demand. Features: 3 B/Rs, updated kitchen, D/H, OFP, open lounge with a/con, high ceilings & picture rails, spotless presentation, private rear courtyard, classic weatherboard & established gardens.

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Closing Tuesday 23rd August at 6.00pm (Unless sold prior)Quote $440,000 - $490,000 Melway 21:F9 Land size 825m2 approxContact Adam McWatters 0404 489 266 Ben Seivers 0400 085 685Offi ce Cnr Were & Rattray Rd, MontmorencyPhone 9434 6666

MONTMORENCY I 73 Cressy Street

Overfl owing with welcoming warmth & comfort this elevated home is a wonderful haven looking for a new family. Features: 3 B/Rs, master with BIR & ens, lounge opening to elevated verandah, open kitchen/family/meals area, big backyard, paved alfresco, double carport.

INSPECTIONSAT 11.00 - 11.30am

SALE BY TENDER

Auction Saturday 3rd Sept at 12.00noonQuote $360,000 plus buyersMelway 20:F4 Land size 560m2 approxContact Sue Stone 0416 055 159 Scott Anderson 0412 855 775Offi ce 98 Grimshaw St, GreensboroughPhone 9435 0999

WATSONIA I 34 Orana Drive

This one will remind you of Grandma’s house … a little old fashioned but extremely warm and cosy. Features: Light L-shaped lounge/dining, spotless open kitchen, 2 bdrs with BIRs, neat bathroom, front porch & rear verandah, north facing rear yard gas heater, a/c & SLUG.

INSPECTIONTHURS 5.00 - 5.30pm SAT 11.00 - 11.30am

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Ivanhoe S404/72 Upper Heidelberg Road

Penthouse Panache With City Views

Maximum living space & excellent quality are stand out features of this stunning penthouse apartment locatedin central Ivanhoe. Offering expansive open plan living/dining & designer kitchen with Miele appliances & stonebenches opening to full length balcony which enjoys spectacular views of the city skyline. Three good sizedbedrooms (main with walk in robe and luxury bathroom), 2nd bathroom and an irresistible combination of rich polished floors, modern colours & finishes, ducted heating & cooling with secure intercom. With 2 car parks on title,you can easily live in or lease out. Expected rental $500pw. Walk to Zone 1 transport, shops, restaurants & schools.

> VIEW Thurs 5.00 - 5.30pm & Sat 12.00 - 12.30pm> AUCTION Sat 3rd September - 1.00pm> MEL REF 31 / E8> EPR POA> OFFICE Ivanhoe 171 Upper Heidelberg Rd > TEL 9499 5611

Greensborough 106 Grimshaw St > TEL 9432 1988> CONTACT Mark Dixon 0423 395 699

Carmel Puttyfoot 0408 173 822Walter Ortner 0412 371 899

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BRIAR HILL 8 Strickland Court

Generous Proportions and a Sparkling PoolThis four bedroom home in an idyllic court delivers a haven of secluded privacy. Granite kitchen with Miele appliances, two bathrooms, lounge and dining under soaring ceilings and casual living stepping out to paved area

with pool all come together in a terrific property that ticks all the boxes.• Elegant formal living dining opening to wide balcony • Large rear yard with paved entertainment and pool• Main bedroom with ensuite, walk-in robe and a balcony • Double carport with workshop. Underhouse storage

• New carpets • Ducted heating and cooling plus air conditioning

For Sale By NegotiationPrice Guide $690,000 - $750,000Land 870 sqm Approx

Inspect Wednesday 5.00 - 5.30pmSaturday 2.00 - 2.30pm

Contact Ashley Croall 0417 522 941Jen Crawford 0411 801 635



GREENSBOROUGH 1 Wungaro Court

Plenty of Room for the Whole FamilyThis substantial home in the coveted St Helena College zone has plenty of accommodation for the largest family. Offering four bedrooms, two bathrooms, living dining, casual living, huge rumpus, study and two walk in storerooms it

delivers family focused living. Garage and workshop are a welcome bonus.• Oversize double garage with large workshop • Ducted heating and cooling• Polished timber floors • Living dining out to balcony

• Ensuite to main bedroom • Undercover outdoor area

Auction Saturday September 10 at 11.00amLand 680 sqm ApproxInspect Wednesday 5.00 - 5.30pm

Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pmContact Gordon Armit 0407 801 979

BRIAR HILL 15 Greenwood Street

Rare Site, Exceptional OpportunityThis unique family home exudes warmth and charm throughout interior spaces including L-shaped living, eat in kitchen, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. On an allotment of 2029 sqm (approx) it will also suit buyers looking to

renovate and extend, build their dream home, redevelop or subdivide (stca)• Within easy reach of all desired amenities • Spacious home with many original features• Main bedroom with ensuite • Wide deep allotment

• Driveway access to the rear for easy subdivision (stca) • Rebuild, renovate extend or redevelop (stca)

Auction Saturday September 3 at 12.30pmLand 2027 sqmInspect Wednesday 4.00 - 4.30pm

Saturday 3.00 - 3.30pmContact Gordon Armit 0407 801 979



BRIAR HILL 11 Toorac Drive

Big Home, Big Land, Big AppealCombining a variety of living spaces and clever floorplan, this impressive residence offers versatile family living. Close to schools, shops and the park, four bedrooms, new ensuite, huge study, massive garage and a heap of storage come

together in a home that´s big on space and big on appeal.• Large rear yard with undercover area and pool • Huge garage, workshop, store room and caravan parking• Ducted heating and cooling • Convenience of three toilets

• Formal and casual living plus rumpus • Open plan timber kitchen

Auction Saturday August 27 at 12.30pmLand 790 sqm ApproxInspect Wednesday 4.00 - 4.30pm

Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pmContact Ashley Croall 0417 522 941

Jen Crawford 0411 801 635

MACLEOD 19 Clara Street

Immaculately Maintained, Perfectly PresentedPerfectly presented this delightful three-bedroom home is within easy reach of schools and the shops, eateries and station at Watsonia. With two spacious living areas, modern kitchen and a child friendly rear yard with garage and

established plants bordering extensive paving, it is sure to impress.• Garage with workshop space • Polished boards• Ducted heating • Kitchen with abundant bench and cupboard space

• Child friendly rear yard, gated for security

Auction Saturday August 27 at 2.00pmLand 635 sqmInspect Thursday 4.00 - 4.30pm

Saturday 11.00 - 11.30amContact Ashley Croall 0417 522 941

Jen Crawford 0411 801 635



MACLEOD 9 Sydney Street

This original weatherboard home offers comfortable accommodation and a generous outdoor entertainment area. With the bonus of approved permits for a separate two storey townhouse providing spacious living, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and double garage at the rear of the deep allotment, it provides a rare chance to secure your real estate future.

Auction This Saturday August 20

at 12.30pm

Land 840 sqm Approx

Inspect Saturday from 12.00pm

Contact Gordon Armit 0407 801 979

Darren Jones 0425 717 111

YALLAMBIE 49 Bimadeen Crescent

This three bedroom, two bathroom home offers an inspired opportunity for first home buyers looking to enjoy immediately comfortable living. With spacious living room opening to secure yard featuring out door area with spa and school, shops, parks and the bus close by, this tempting home wont last long.

Auction This Saturday August 20

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Land 526 sqm approx

Inspect Thursday 4.00pm - 4.30pm

Saturday from 1.30pm

Contact Steve Thomson 0402 445 414

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DIAMOND CREEK 42 Kingfisher Drive

This generous allotment, in the sought after St Helena College zone, presents a fabulous opportunity to build your dream home. In a quiet and peaceful court within easy reach of St Helena and Diamond Creek for a wide variety of eateries, shopping and the train, it delivers an exciting proposition to create your own private family oasis.

For Sale By Negotiation

Land 887 sqm

Price Guide $249,950

Contact Steve Thomson 0402 445 414

IVANHOE 26 Seddon Street 9499 1276

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Auction Saturday 20 August at 11:30AMView Thursday 18 Aug 4:30PM - 5PM

Saturday 20 Aug 11AM - 11:30AMCall Prue Jones 0419 352 439Office Ivanhoe 9499 1276

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Tucked into a charming garden setting, this captivating red brick cottage is only a short stroll to Heidelberg west shopping and transport. Located only minutes to Northland and Latrobe uni, the home has been lovingly refurbished throughout adding to its attributes such as natural light abounding throughout and generously proportioned bedrooms. A carport, additional parking and private sunny courtyard to linger over morning coffee or alfresco meals add up to a great place to find a first home or an extremely attractive investment.

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY



Potential Subdivision (STCA), Prized Location!

Almost 2,700m2 (nearly 3/4 of an acre) of land with a John Harcourt rammed earth residence, situated opposite Eltham Catholic Ladies College. Take advantage of this charming two-storey house featuring two open fireplaces plus additional cosy gas heaters, and a detached studio, set on a secluded, tranquil large allotment for your family to enjoy, or alternatively reap further financial rewards by subdividing (STCA). This home will appeal to buyers seeking lifestyle and an unbeatable location, with local shops, schools, and public transport all within walking distance. This unique property is offered for sale for the first time - don’t miss it!

ELTHAM14 Diamond Street

THIS SATURDAY AT 11:30AM

INSPECT Thursday 1:30 - 2pmSaturday 1/2 hour prior to AuctionPhoto ID required

CONTACT Lou Silluzio 0412 323 750Pina Kara 0415 911 437Eltham Office 9431 1222

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Lower Plenty LifestyleAt last your search is over! A newly renovated character home with pool and tennis court in a highly desired location that the whole family will love. With fabulous flexibility, and true zoned and substantial family living inside and out, space will never be a problem here. The residence provides main bedroom (en-suite & WIR), lounge, formal dining with cosy open fireplace, timber kitchen, family room, 3 further bedrooms serviced by the family bathroom (with spa-bath), large theatre room, billiard room plus 2 studies. Your own private resort showcases a sparkling pool with direct access to a pool/gym room with shower and toilet facilities, plus a floodlit tennis court with its own club house/self contained cottage (with living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette).

LOWER PLENTY177 Old Eltham Road

Tuesday 30th August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $1,250,000 - $1,450,000

INSPECT Thursday 6 - 6:30pmSaturday 2 - 3pmPhoto ID required

CONTACT Vince Saunders 0425 764 881Daniel Italia 0423 337 281Rosanna Office 9459 8111

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Ivanhoe Office115 Upper Heidelberg RoadT 9499 7992

Rosanna Office131 Lower Plenty RoadT 9459 8111

Doreen OfficeShop 2, 101 Hazel Glen DriveT 9717 8801


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A Compelling Family Package!

Single level living, big rooms, a flowing floor plan (includes a

rumpus room), private backyard with IG pool and spa, plus a

highly sought after position make this a compelling opportunity

for the astute home buyer. In the coveted “Woodridge Estate”,

the residence features zoned bedrooms, multiple living areas,

GDH, evap cooling, double garage & extra off street parking.

ELTHAM48 Wycliffe Crescent Tue 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $670,000 - $730,000

INSPECT Saturday 1 - 1:30pmPhoto ID required

CONTACT Aaron Yeats 0400 067 024John Haley 0417 352 312

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Style, Serenity and Position!

A stylish home, tranquil environment and a central location

awaits! Situated on 855m2 (approx.), the home comprises 4

bedrooms, lounge, kitchen/meals opening to alfresco area, 2

bathrooms, double carport, front balcony, large tiered back

yard and ample storage. Features include GDH, cooling,

cathedral ceilings, plus stunning tree top views. Hurry!

ELTHAM9 Bainbridge Drive Tue 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $580,000 - $620,000

INSPECT Saturday 12:30 - 1pmPhoto ID required

CONTACT John Haley 0417 352 312Aaron Yeats 0400 067 024


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Quintessentially Eltham in Sought After Woodridge Estate

This characteristic, split level home boasts loads of natural light,

impressive views, and plenty of space for the growing family. It

features spacious lounge & dining (OFP), master bedroom (en-

suite & WIR), kitchen/meals, huge outdoor balcony, 2 separate

large rooms (teenage retreat & home office/rumpus/BR5) with

its own entry, GDH plus cooling, all on 1104m2 (approx) land.

ELTHAM19 Laleham Court Tue 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $550,000 - $610,000


CONTACT Pina Kara 0415 911 437

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Multiple living areas, outdoor entertaining, a large useable yard,

stunning views and quiet court location all combine here to

make this property a must for inspection! It comprises four

bedrooms (main with en-suite), study, lounge, family room,

stylish Blackwood timber kitchen (granite tops), rumpus, double

garage, undercover entertaining area plus a big yard!

ELTHAM21 Darkan Court Tuesday 23rd August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $740,000 - $800,000

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2/3 Acre with Back and Front Access

With its expansive living areas, elevated terrace and IG pool,

this unique home, in the sought after St. Helena College zone,

is a haven for family living and relaxed entertaining. Timber

floors, exposed brickwork, soaring ceilings and leafy views

enhance a flexible floorplan, which delivers a versatile array of

living and accommodation spaces to suit the largest of families.

ELTHAM NORTH23 Arcadia Way Tue 20th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

INSPECT Thursday 5 - 5:30pmSaturday 1 - 1:30pmPhoto ID required

CONTACT Kim Jarvie-Pridham 0412 237 123Leigh Pridham 0412 470 040

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Centrally located, on a large block size (1,000m2 approx), this

home comprises 3 bedrooms (master with en-suite), study/4th

bedroom, lounge, kitchen/meals, sunroom and an additional

living room and kitchenette (potential for self-contained

accommodation). Outside, there’s a garage, workshop, carport,

flat open yard, and potential for development (STCA).

ELTHAM9 Helene Street Tuesday 30th August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $530,000 - $580,000

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Built with immaculate attention to detail, these spacious homes

offer a fully equipped kitchen with meals area (SS appliances &

granite bench tops), formal lounge, private courtyard, powder

room, 3 huge bedrooms (master with WIR & en-suite), family

bathroom, hardwood timber floors, window furnishings, high

ceilings (9ft), GDH, evap cooling, water tank & double garage.

GREENSBOROUGH1-6/21 Hamlet Street Tue 27th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $520,000 - $550,000

INSPECT Thursday 3:30 - 4:30pmSaturday 1:15 - 2:15pmPhoto ID required

CONTACT Tom Kurtschenko 0417 502 944Aaron Silluzio 0414 422 299

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A bright home, expansive living areas, stunning views, and an

easy 6 minute walk to Greensborough train station and shops

awaits! Located on 945m2 (approx.) it comprises 3 bedrooms,

2 bathrooms, large kitchen/meals and family room, alfresco

area, separate lounge, large rumpus, plus double carport with

extra boat / caravan accommodation and flat yard.

GREENSBOROUGH15 Rand Street Tue 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $550,000 - $600,000




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Entertain Inside and Out on 958m2 (approx)

The perfect opportunity for a family needing extra space! A

formal lounge and dining leads through to your family room and

kitchen which opens to a private courtyard. A rumpus room at

the rear opens to a balcony and paved yard with stunning IG

pool. Features include master bedroom with en-suite, formal

study/potential home office, ducted heating & double carport.

BRIAR HILL58 Fernside Avenue THIS SATURDAY AT 11AM

PRICE GUIDE $520,000 - $590,000

INSPECT Thursday 4 - 4:30pmSaturday 1/2 hour prior to AuctionPhoto ID required

CONTACT Romeo Rigoni 0412 126 646Tom Kurtschenko 0417 502 944

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Situated in a quiet location on the west end of Laurimar /

Mitchells Run, this golden opportunity has only availed through

work relocation interstate. Approx.18 months young, features

include 4 bedrooms, en-suite and WIR to master, large kitchen

(stainless steel appliances) with meals area, rumpus room,

ducted heating, evap cooling, water tank plus remote garage.

MERNDA10 Burnside Way Tuesday 23rd August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $380,000 - $420,000

INSPECT Saturday 11:30 - 12pmPhoto ID required

CONTACT John Heath 0404 003 194Lucas McLeish 0439 448 599

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This light and bright home lends itself to your own personal

touch and features all bedrooms with BIRs, oversized bathroom

(separate shower & spa-bath), two spacious living areas,

alfresco leading to the fully renovated rear bungalow, central

heating and air-conditioning units. Only minutes from Northland

S/C, La Trobe Uni, Austin Hospital, schools and transport.

HEIDELBERG WEST354 Liberty Parade Tue 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $340,000 - $380,000


CONTACT Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222Nunzio Sulfaro 0414 223 134

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Brand New! Hurry - Only 2 Remaining!

Two - 3 bedroom townhouses and two - 2 bedroom

townhouses, quality built, BRAND NEW homes. Features

include a mixture of tiling and carpets throughout, roomy

bedrooms with BIRs, stone kitchen bench tops, stainless steel

appliances (Technika), heating and cooling, double and single

remote garages, landscaping, water tanks and so much more.

HEIDELBERG WEST1-4/23 Ebony Parade INSPECT Thursday 1 - 1:30pm

Saturday 10:30 - 11amPhoto ID required

CONTACT Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222Aaron Silluzio 0414 422 299


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Central Ivanhoe Location Abutting Parkland

Situated in a quiet and central Ivanhoe location is this charming

brick home, set on a prime 600m2 (approx) allotment with a

fantastic size rear yard, ideal for home buyers to renovate/

extend, new home site, or developers for a multi-unit site

(STCA). The existing residence comprises 3 bedrooms, lounge,

kitchen, meals area, entertaining patio plus manicured yard.

IVANHOE7 Stanley Street Tue 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $750,000 - $800,000

INSPECT Thursday 5 - 5:30pmSaturday 10:45 - 11:15amPhoto ID required

CONTACT Adrian Woods 0413 650 520Aaron Silluzio 0414 422 299

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Striking Tri-Level Home with City Views!

Fresh interiors and an exceptional sense of light, space and

privacy provide easy living in this stylish tri-level townhouse.

Built with the highest quality, it provides 3 bedrooms (master

with en-suite & balcony), study/4th bedroom, open plan lounge,

deluxe kitchen (granite tops), top floor rumpus/living, outdoor

terrace (city views), and polished Sydney Blue Gum floors.

ALPHINGTON16 / 5-7 Chandler Highway Tuesday 30th August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $790,000 - $850,000

INSPECT Thursday 4 - 4:30pmSaturday 10:30 - 11amPhoto ID required

CONTACT Davide Lettieri 0414 018 707Kieran Whaley 0410 587 072


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Immaculate and Spacious One-Owner Home

First time being offered for sale is this immaculate and very

spacious home set on a generous allotment with amazing views

towards the Dandenong Ranges. Features include large lounge

and dining, open plan kitchen, meals & family areas, outdoor

entertaining area, triple garage, GDH plus under-house storage.

Within easy reach of train stations, shopping centres & schools.

ROSANNA140 Mountain View Parade Saturday 10th September at 1pm

PRICE GUIDE $700,000 - $770,000


CONTACT Vince Saunders 0425 764 881Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222

Elevated Corner AllotmentEnjoying ample natural light is this spacious family home with 4 generous bedrooms (master with en-suite), open plan kitchen, meals/family room, huge lounge and dining, plus massive garage big enough for 3 cars.

VIEWBANK 1 Crawley Court

PRICE GUIDE $560,000 - $600,000

INSPECT Thur 4:15-4:45pm & Sat 1-1:30pm Photo ID required

CONTACT Adrian Woods 0413 650 520 Aaron Silluzio 0414 422 299

Tues 6th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

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Sure to ImpressRefreshingly light and bright, this charming home features GDH, evap cooling, updated kitchen (SS appliances & dishwasher), renovated en-suite, main bathroom, formal/informal living and paved outdoor entertaining area.

MACLEOD 73 Harborne Street

PRICE GUIDE $450,000 - $480,000

INSPECT Thur 3-3:30pm & Sat 1:45-2:15pm Photo ID required

CONTACT Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222 Nunzio Sulfaro 0414 223 134

Tuesday 13th September at 6pm (unless sold prior)

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Your Chance To Be The 2nd Owner!A lovingly cared for family home retaining its original charm, with some modernising done over the years, yet still offering scope for the astute purchaser to renovate, subdivide or re-develop (STCA).

MONTMORENCY 10 Hoban Avenue

PRICE GUIDE $450,000 - $490,000

INSPECT Saturday 11:30 - 12pm Photo ID required

CONTACT John Gilbert 0418 365 954

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Space, Location and LifestyleNestled away in a peaceful court location, this architecturally designed spacious home features separate living areas, IG pool, deck, gas log fire, GDH, evap cooling, ducted vacuum, alarm, all set on approx. 822m² of land.

GREENSBOROUGH 5 Nokuna Court

PRICE GUIDE $560,000 - $620,000

INSPECT Saturday 10:30 - 11am Photo ID required

CONTACT John Heath 0404 003 194

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Ideal Home / Unit Buyers!Downsizers, young couples or investors. A single level property. Stroll to Eltham central. It features 9ft ceilings, hardwood polished floors, GDH, A/C, and covered outdoor area with tranquil Japanese garden.

ELTHAM 2/25 Livingstone Road

PRICE GUIDE $480,000 - $520,000

INSPECT Saturday 10:30 - 11am Photo ID required


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Quiet and Peaceful Court! Epitomizing the Eltham feel of the Woodridge estate, it has raked ceilings, soft mellow Daniel Robertson bricks, limed stained timber work, and picture windows looking out to native gardens and the treed valley panorama.

ELTHAM 9 Doodson Court

PRICE GUIDE $550,000 - $580,000

INSPECT Saturday 12:30 - 1pm Photo ID required


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Two for the Price of OneNeed extra space for a growing family or perhaps seeking a premium rent return? Then this stylishly updated 3 bedroom home with separate self-contained 2 bedroom bungalow could be just the ticket. Close to amenities.

HEIDELBERG WEST 61 Alamein Road

INSPECT Thur 3:30-4pm & Sat 12-12:30pm Photo ID required

CONTACT David Kelly 0410 426 311 Zenya Wertheim 0421 964 366

Tuesday 23rd August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

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Potential Four Storey Apartment Development (STCA)- In proposed Ivanhoe Structure Plan, situated on 750m2 (approx)- Approved Plans and Permits for two townhouses- Prime central Ivanhoe locale, walking distance to shopping & Zone 1 trains

IVANHOE 100 Waterdale Road

INSPECT Thur 5-5:30pm & Sat 11-11:30am Photo ID required

CONTACT David Kelly 0410 426 311 Zenya Wertheim 0421 964 366

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Immediately Appealing, Easy LivingPolished floorboards, neutral tonings and abundant natural light underscore the immediate appeal of this affordable brick home on a 595m2 (approx) block. Includes split system A/C, covered outdoor entertaining area & more.

HEIDELBERG HEIGHTS 43 Gotha Street

INSPECT Thur 4:15-4:45pm & Sat 12:45-1:15pm Photo ID required

CONTACT David Kelly 0410 426 311 Adrian Woods 0413 650 520

Tuesday 30th August at 6pm (unless sold prior)

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Fully Renovated Home, Potential Aplenty!This attractive newly renovated abode delivers all the space, privacy and high quality modern styling desired for those seeking a low-maintenance lifestyle. Potential dual occupancy or multi-unit development (STCA).

HEIDELBERG HEIGHTS 51 Bamfield Road

PRICE GUIDE $530,000 - $590,000

INSPECT Thur 5-5:30pm & Sat 11:15-11:45am Photo ID required

CONTACT Kieran Whaley 0410 587 072 Davide Lettieri 0414 018 707


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Stylish Living, Exceptional Location!This stylish home offers a thoughtfully designed floor plan, large rear yard with alfresco, formal lounge & dining, huge kitchen and meals area, rumpus, GDH, evap cooling, security camera, ducted vacuum and remote garage.

DOREEN 38 Baigent Avenue

PRICE GUIDE $490,000 - $550,000

INSPECT Saturday 11 - 11:30am Photo ID required

CONTACT Aaron Yeats 0400 067 024 John Haley 0417 352 312


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DOREEN 14 Conron Grove

PRICE GUIDE $530,000 - $570,000

INSPECT Saturday 3 - 3:30pm Photo ID required

CONTACT John Heath 0404 003 194

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BELLFIELD 12 Poplar Crs Avail NOW $270PW3 bedroom home with lounge, kitchen/meals area, bathrooms, laundry, sep toilet, garden shed and large garage. Contact Bill.SH’BERG WEST 129 Dougharty Rd Avail NOW $290PW3 bedroom home with bathroom, living, wall heater, kitchen/meals, sunroom, toilet, evap cooling and double garage. Contact JoshuaMACLEOD 17 Ferguson St Avail Aug 19 $300PW2 bedroom home with living, dining, gas heating, A/C, kitchen/meals, seperate laundry, outdoor decking and OSP. Contact DiRESERVOIR 2/5 Ashton St Avail NOW $320PW2 bedroom unit with built-in-robes, D/H, A/C, living, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, courtyard and single garage. Contact JaclynBELLFIELD 299 Bell St Avail Sep 12 $320PW3 bedroom home with living, gas heater, A/C, reno kitchen/meals, D/W, bathroom, laundry, shed and double car garage. Contact DiH’BERG WEST 1/5 Ceram Crt Avail NOW $320PWRenovated 3 bedroom home with robes, kitchen/meals, gas heater, A/C, electric cooking, PFBs and single car space. Conatct Bill.SELTHAM 355 Mt Pleasant Rd Avail NOW $320PW2 bedroom solid brick home on 5 acres with living, kitchen, elec cooking, bathroom, sep laundry and floor heating. Contact JaclynH’BERG WEST 4 Gona St Avail NOW $330PW3 bedroom home with BIRs, kitchen/meals, sep laundry, 2 toilets, gas heaing, A/C, BBQ and double carport. Contact Meaghan ELTHAM NORTH 4/336 St Helena Rd Avail NOW $340PWSpacious 3 bedroom unit with kitchen/meals, lounge, D/H, robes, reno bathroom, laundry & single garage. NO PETS. Contact SarahMONTMORENCY 3/3 Station Rd Avail Aug 20 $350PW 3 bedroom unit with lounge room, seperate meals, bathroom,heating/cooling, courtyard and single car garage. Contact Bill.D

VIEWBANK 54 Martins Lane Avail NOW $350PWRenovated 3 bedroom home with robes, kitchen/meals area, lounge room, bathroom, D/H and single car garage. Contact SarahWATSONIA 1 Sarong St Avail NOW $350PWLarge 4 bedroom home, robes, lounge, A/C, kitchen/meals, bathroom, laundry, shower room & double carport. Contact SarahH’BERG WEST 2 & 3/23 Ebony Pde Avail NOW $350-$380PW2 new 2 bedroom town-houses. Tiling, carpets, robes, kitchen, S/S appliances, heating/cooling and single garage. Contact JoshuaHEIDELBERG 3 Cartmell St Avail NOW $360PW3 bedroom home with robes, lounge, kitchen, gas cooking, bathroom, seperate toilet and off street parking. Contact Bill.SDOREEN 3 Hughes Rd Avail Aug 12 $375PWNew 4 bedroom home with robes, en-suite, living/dining, S/S appl, D/H, A/C and single car garage. Gardener included. Contact SarahDOREEN 75 Merriden Cct Avail Aug 12 $380PWNew 3 bedroom home with ensuite, robes, kitchen/meals, S/S appl, 2ndliving/dining, D/H, evap cool & double garage. Contact SarahLOWER PLENTY 2/14 Kett St Avail Aug 22 $410PWSpacious 2 bedroom t-house with ensuite, central kitchen, S/S appl, D/W, PFBs, bathroom and single lock up garage. Contact Di HEIDELBERG 4/10 Rosanna Rd Avail NOW $450PW3 bedroom apartment with ensuite, robes, balconies, living, PFBs & carpert, S/S appliances, laundry and 2 car spaces. Contact JaclynG’BOROUGH 4, 5 & 6/21 Hamlet St Avail Aug 16 $450PWNew 3 bedroom t-houses robes, ensuite, 2 living, kitchen, S/S appl, D/D, evap cooling, study nook and double garage. Contact Bill.DELTHAM 8/1445 Main Rd Avail Aug 27 $525PW4 bedroom home with ensuite, robes, kitchen/family, living, D/H, A/C, bathroom, double car garage and gardener incl. Contact Sarah

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR RENT

ROSANNA 262 Lower Plenty Rd Avail NOW $14,000PAShop front approx 96sqm floor space including a toilet and sink. Rental figure does not include GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaDONCASTER 13 Highview Drv Avail NOW $14,000PA55swm office, kitchentte, 2 parks, business 1 zoning. 1 year lease only. Figure does not include GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaWATSONIA 2H Lambourne Rd Avail Aug 18 $14,000PAOpen plan 45sqm (approx) office, lunchroom and parking. Rental figure does not include GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaELTHAM 5/10-18 Arthur St, Eltham Avail NOW $16,000PARetail shop 63sqm approx. Kitchenette and lunchroom area, ample parking. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaELTHAM 947 Main Rd Avail NOW $18,360PA1st floor 90sqm (approx) office, heating/cooling, toilets and intercom. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaH’BERG HEIGHTS 154 Northern Rd Avail Oct 1 $25,000PANew 214sqm (approx) office / warehouse. roller door, kitchenette, 3 parks. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaELTHAM 1/25 Peel St Avail NOW $28,000PAFactory 200sqm (approx), mezzanine floor space, 4 car parks, & roller door. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaELTHAM 8/23 Susan St Avail NOW $30,000PA245sqm (approx), roller door, toilets, parking. Suitable for warhouse. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaELTHAM 1/256 Bolton St Avail NOW $32,000PAShowroom/office space 195sqm, boardroom, kitchenette, toilets and intercom. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact JoshuaH’BERG HEIGHTS 22 Percy St Avail NOW $36,000PAWarehouse/office, 500sqm(approx), heat/cool, directors office, roller door. Figure excludes GST and outgoings. Contact Joshua

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

Di Bryan0400 911 005

Sarah Craigie0409 945 774

Meaghan Fennell0401 019 859

Jaclyn Pasquini0412 249 576

Bill Sismanis0401 241 070

Bill Diamantopoulos0431 401 720

Joshua Franzi0413 720 244


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Absolutely Stunning ... Fabulous Home, 1 Acre +

At the end of a private country lane, the rural outlook is the perfect setting for this impressive home. With a

focus on quality, space & style, the large living areas are ideal for relaxing or entertaining - ducted reverse

cycle cooling, hydronic heating & gas fire place will keep you comfortable while you take in the views of tree

covered hills. The beautiful kitchen is large & is well complemented by adjoining family & rumpus rooms that

flow onto wide verandahs and a terrific gazebo complete with café blinds for year round enjoyment. Fully

landscaped, the setting is park like and serene. Comfortable studio, workshop and plenty of car parking

includes a garage for a big boat or caravan. So private yet convenient, the train is less than 1 km, the

primary school a bit further, and Eltham, shopping at Greensborough & the Ring Road just a short drive.

Tuesday 13th September at 5pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $900,000 - $970,000

INSPECT Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pmPhoto ID required

MELWAYS 12 H3

CONTACT Peter Koiker 0418 382 959Bri McIntyre 0433 634 594

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In the all important St Helena College zone this home is ready

to deliver fabulous family living. Superbly presented with

terraced landscaped gardens and additional vehicle parking to

the side of the garage with room for a caravan/boat. Generously

proportioned with king sized bedrooms and luxurious ensuite

with spa bath, this home will suit the fussiest of buyers.

DIAMOND CREEK / ST HELENA4 Grey Gum Rise PRICE GUIDE $700,000 - $750,000


MELWAYS 11 H7

CONTACT Justin Booth 0417 034 369John Haley 0417 352 312

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Fabulous Entertainer With Stunning Views

You´ll love this immaculate family home that´s at the head of a

quiet court, backing onto acres & acres of farm land. Open plan

living with plenty of room for entertaining or growing families,

light & airy throughout; lovely lounge room, formal dining area &

study area all enjoy distant views. Garage, workshop & side

access for storage of a caravan, boat or trailer.

DIAMOND CREEK9 Mitchell Court Tues 13th September at 5pm (unless sold prior)

PRICE GUIDE $560,000 - $600,000


CONTACT Robyn Johnson 0417 387 890Peter Koiker 0418 382 959

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With endless views across the valley to the distant ranges, lush

pasture and mature gums surrounds, this tranquil property

exudes “Welcome Home”. Set in a quiet lane on the border of

Diamond Creek with the townships many facilities, not only is

the location is outstanding, this property also has enormous

potential.

WATTLE GLEN19-25 Bean Drive Saturday 20th August at 3pm


MELWAYS 185 F12

CONTACT Justin Booth 0417 034 369Adam Smith 0433 206 044

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1.5 acres (5926m2) Residential 1 Zoning.

Build 1, 2, 3 or more homes ... ?

Nearly 1.5 acres close to shops, schools, train & Ring Road.

Build a home for yourself OR be the developer and consider

subdivision, townhouses, units or whatever combination takes

your (and Council´s) fancy. Fire up your imagination; the

potential here is huge.

DIAMOND CREEKLot 1, 21 Stone Street Saturday 20th August at 12.30pm

PRICE GUIDE $580,000 - $680,000


CONTACT Peter Koiker 0418 382 959Robyn Johnson 0417 387 890

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Generous Vendor Terms Available. Historic Landmark – Geelong Property 960 Acres – 388Ha. Moorabool River 2km frontage & Sutherlands Creek also meanders through the property & adds to the extensive fertile river flats. Victorian Homestead circa 1856, 3 tiered winery, stables in orig cond + coach house set in spacious stately grounds with pool, pond & lakes. Historic bluestone woolshed, cattle yards, 10 acre vineyard, olive grove, 3 reno cottages & 1 BR flat. With its’ privacy, unique charm & great position, “Darriwill” offers the ultimate private lifestyle.

For Sale By Private Auction on or before Wednesday 17th August

Inspect By Confidential & Private Appointment

Contact Richard Mackinnon 0414 822 579

Web www.darriwill.com

Conj Stan Lawrence 0408 526 836

Office 1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

SuTHeRLAnDS CReek“Darriwill” 400 Bakers Bridge Road

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