AFL fan's dream house with Waverley Park grandstand views for sale
BigginScott's Ming Xu and Jing Chen star in a Hawks-themed online listing video showcasing the four-bedroom home at 60 Waverley Park Drive, Mulgrave.
The property also has views of an oval at the Waverley Park complex that served as Hawthorn's base from 2006 until recently.
Ahead of the Hawks' move to a new base in Dingley, the club sold Waverley Park back to the AFL in a deal believed to be worth about $20m, in June.
To celebrate the residence's connection to the sporting complex, Mr Xu dons a Hawthorn uniform, runs around the oval and tosses a footy to Ms Chen who is standing on one of the abode's two balconies, in the listing clip.
'I think there are only a few properties around Waverley Park with three levels and oval views,' Mr Xu said.
'Every time Hawthorn do training there are a lot of Hawks fans standing there watching, by owning this property you can sit and watch from your balcony while having coffee.'
The clip is not Mr Xu's first foray into creative marketing.
In February, he had the listing for a house owned by an assistant director's family who know Hollywood actor Liam Neeson.
They recruited the Taken star to voiceover their listing video as a humorous tribute to the hit franchise.
And earlier this month, Mr Xu and colleague Eric Liu donned matador and bull costumes to film a clip for a house that has a Spanish Mission-style facade.
As a keen Hawthorn supporter, Mr Xu already owned the outfit he needed for the latest video.
The Mulgrave house would suit a variety of buyers, he added.
'I think it would be great for a family with one or two kids as there's four bedrooms and multiple living areas, or a couple who enjoy having a healthy and active lifestyle as locals can use the oval when footballers are not training,' he said,
The main kitchen is fitted with stone-topped benches, a 900mm Smeg oven and gas stove, Haier dishwasher and an island breakfast bench.
Sliding doors open onto a balcony, while an indoor entertainers' area includes a second kitchen with a Goldline gas stove and gas log fire.
Upstairs, is a lounge room, study nook and two bedrooms with balcony access, including the main bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and dual vanity ensuite.
Head to the lower level for a terrace and garden with oval views, bathroom and laundry with a walk-in linen press and chute.
Other highlights include a powder room, ducted heating and airconditioning and a double garage with internal access.
The house will be auctioned at midday on August 2.
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Bump, season 1 (Roadshow Rough Diamond, Stan) Claudia Karvan as Angie: You're going to love her as much as I love you. CLAUDIA KARVAN: And she just turned to me and went, 'Nothing you just said helped at all.' And we specifically put that line in. Bump, season 1 (Roadshow Rough Diamond, Stan) Nathalie Morris as Oly: Mum. Nothing you just said helps at all. CLAUDIA KARVAN: That was, like, totally Audrey's line. AUDREY KARVAN-SPARKS, DAUGHTER: She actually said to me at Christmas when we were having a chaotic family Christmas, she goes, 'If I didn't have a family like this, I probably wouldn't have had a successful career.' JEREMY SPARKS, FORMER PARTNER: Claudes immerses herself in her work. It's all encompassing, that's all that's happening at that time. She's very much … very mindful about every choice, more so than probably when she was younger. CLAUDIA KARVAN: It's been a long time since I've been on the stage – 25 years. Mitchell Butel, the director, was wondering, you know, what would get me back on stage. And I said, The Goat. I think it strikes a chord with me because it's a marriage, 22-year-old marriage. Woops [laughs] Rehearsal for Edward Albee's The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia? Claudia Karvan as Stevie: Who am I? Nathan Page as Martin: You're the love of my life. CLAUDIA KARVAN: I think it strikes a chord with me because it is a couple who have been together for 22 years and they are in the depths of despair and yet their aspiration to keep loving each other and keep communicating is always there. Rehearsal for Edward Albee's The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia? Claudia Karvan as Stevie: Let's see if I understand the phrase, you love me. JUSTINE CLARKE, ACTOR AND FRIEND: I think it's great she's returning to the stage. She's at a point in her life now where she should just do whatever the hell she wants. (Rehearsal for Edward Albee's The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia?) Mitchell Butel, director: Let's just go from, 'You said it right out and I laughed'. Claudia: You said it right out and I laughed. CLAUDIA KARVAN: I could never have predicted to be enjoying my career as much as I am now at 50. No way. No way. Because there was so much talk when I was younger about, oh, all the roles for women dry up, you know, after 35 and, you know, women are only cast for their fuck-ability. And I was like, Oh, OK, it's going to be … it's going to be quiet and lonely after 35. AUDREY KARVAN-SPARKS, DAUGHTER: The place that she's in right now, it makes me want to be her age. Like … and I'm 21. Aren't we all supposed to want to be 21? I'm like looking at my mum and I want to be 50. CLAUDIA KARVAN: Yeah, 50? Literally couldn't be happier. Couldn't have predicted that I'd feel as calm and ... Life just feels a lot simpler, nicer, clearer. Jez: How was your day? Did you work today? Claudia: No. CLAUDIA KARVAN: You know, you just ... You manage to avoid drama a lot I think when you get older, if you've … if you want to avoid it. Some people don't [laughs]. Yeah. Just feel very content and relieved. Encore screening Actor and producer Claudia Karvan is at the peak of her powers. When this episode was filmed, Karvan was getting rave reviews for her first stage performance in 25 years and was working on a new season of the award-winning TV show, Bump, which she co-created, co-produced and starred in. Karvan has been in the public eye since her first movie at the age of 10. But behind the scenes of her long and successful career, Karvan has also been managing a sometimes chaotic family life. A remarkably candid Karvan talks about growing up around her mother and stepfather's King Cross nightclub and her transition from childhood actor to adult star. She also reveals the mental health issues in her family and speaks publicly for the first time about her difficult relationship with her biological father, who died last year. Related links Stream Making A Scene on ABC iview and YouTube ABC news feature article | The secret life of Claudia Karvan as she turns her chaotic childhood into a glittering career
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10-year-old with autism ‘excluded' from NSW cross country champs
A 10-year-old boy with autism has been blocked from competing at the NSW primary school cross championships despite doing enough to qualify. 7News reports Charlie Cox made it to the North Coast Cross Country Championships and qualified for the state finals as a special needs athlete. 'We were very disappointed that Charlie was excluded,' Charlie's father Owen told 7News. Tennis Australia and Swimming Australia both have classifications for athletes with formally diagnosed autism, but Australian Athletics does not include autism within its framework. 'As such, the inclusion of an autism category for the sports of athletics and cross country are not feasible in the Representative School Sport Pathway as there are no nationally recognised benchmarks to support fair and consistent result calculation,' the NSW Department of Education said. 'Other states and territories that have made local provisions for participation do so outside the formal School Sport Australia pathway and there is no fair or consistent result calculation, nor is there a pathway to the next level of representation. 'Your concern is acknowledged and please be reassured that the NSW Department of Education remains committed to advocating for broader inclusion through national sporting bodies such as Athletics Australia.' The news comes after a Year 9 student with dwarfism was told last year he couldn't compete because of a rule from World Para Athletics that's recently been adopted by School Sport Australia. Hugo, a Year 9 student from Sydney's Northern Beaches was told he couldn't compete at national trials. Hugo has genetic disorder achondroplasia – the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism, but that hasn't stopped him running. 'I like the feeling of adrenaline. Halfway through the run, I get a feeling that I can't stop, otherwise I'll be so disappointed in myself, and I just like that feeling of running and it just makes me happy,' Hugo told 7NEWS. For years he has competed at state level, but he can no longer compete in any long-distance events because of a new rule adopted by School Sports Australia. 'It's really sad, I see the joy that Hugo gets when he's competing … there's not that many opportunities for kids with disabilities to have success and it's really sad to see that as a mother ripped away from him and without any reasons,' Hugo's mum Alicia said. 'I just don't understand why, it doesn't harm anyone else. It doesn't affect anyone; he has individual medical clearance to do it and it's just really hard to understand.' The new rule, enforced by Athletics Australia is based on medical advice relating to short-statured people running long distances.
