The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 8

8 THE AGE, Wednesday 6 January 1988 1THEE Picture: CATHRYN TREMAIN a pte to eee war 7" JrrWi 1--' f. and Lauren Mihelcic, four, share a towel and a conversation on the sand WENDY TUOHY visits Brighton en Mile', the strip between North Road and the-; Royal Brighton Yacht Club, fetches prices which have peaked at -J2 million. House prices in Brighton Shot up by 20.9 per cent in 1986 and the suburb became Melbourne's most expensive after Toorak and South Yarra. Residents' -hard-won battles against Gold Coast-type apartment blocks have kept the height limit on buildings on the foreshore to two storeys, but in the newcomers' race to demolish and develop, stately -old houses are quickly disappearing along the beach road and throughout the su-burub, to be replaced by modern concrete Brighton's Marine Hotel (circa 1854), where after-beach crowds gathered in the outdoor beer garden and muddy puddles of alcohol formed from spilt drinks, Is one of many old and charming buildings undergo stark renovation. The once cosy, if.

Iager-srriellirifc haven joins the' old Deridy Theatre and former Coles store in Church Street oo the register of buildings deemed too humble to beleft alofie Several years agoMheibendy, whose wooden stage housed an organ that was raised at show time, was gutted and stripped to become part of the multi million-dollar Dendy Centre, which rooms in pastel austerity over the shopping centre. Coles disappeared altogether to make way for high-class fashion stores. The secretary of the Brighton Historical Society and former Brighton mayor, Mrs Roslande Landells, mourns the "tragic" loss of many old houses in the suburb. Mrs Landells remembers With glee the Brighton electric tram that operated between St Kllda and the Terminus Hotel, now Mario's, at the end of South Road. "Brighton beach was the playground of Melbourne after the Hill ID) mm IT WAS a day to remember when the 'Young Talent Time' star Tina Arena came to Dendy Street beach, Brighton.

The word spread quickly, as word tends to in the villagelike suburb, that Ms Arena and a crew of photographers were staging some sort of pictorial "event" using the colorful wooden beach boxes as a backdrop. Droves of boys and girls left their rumpled towels, mothers left their umbrellas and canvas wind shields, even the ubiquitous icecream man craned over the counter of his van to see what the fuss was about Wearing black, the palely made-up Ms Arena, then at the night of her popularity with young television audiences, seemed a little embarrassed. She greeted the bikini-clad and board-shorted onlookers politely between poses for photographs that apparently were destined for a weekly magazine. Having secured the singer's autograph on the only surface available their forearms several local girls were seen later that afternoon swimming with one arm raised in an attempt to stop the water from smudging the ink. The people of Brighton are accustomed to seeing their homely beach, with its unique row of little boxes, featured in television advertisements and fashion magazine spreads.

The strip of sand, which becomes so crowded on hot days that swapping secrets while sun-baking is not advisable, is perceived and often portrayed by the world outside Brighton as a glamorous place in which to be seen. As if Brighton beaches are immune to toddlers' inflatable plastic pools, beer-filled Eskis, ball-throwing beach pests and shock-horror the occasional dog do. Vast generalisations are made about Brighton by the sea. Newspapers publish articles which claim the place is overrun with Rolls Royces and suntanned blondes, that household pets wear gold jewellery, everyone has a yacht, people practise wlndsurf; ing in marble baths full of Perrier water, and the air is polluted by the stench of French perfume. A quick visit proves these to be myths that bring giggles from most Brightonians.

The rest wish it were all true. It is a fact that people pay amazing prices for the privilege of living near the water at Brighton. Real estate along the famed 'Gold- ACROSS Dangerous sign (6) -4. Say bey to fast tempo and produce the goods (6) 7. Anniversary here war rants a gift (8,7) Pointed tools in back of doctor and speaks slowtn () JX Upset this Maori act aad you'll get it in the nose-(8) fl Neck of veal for inexpen-.

slve trim (S3) IX Soak up a light pudding (6) IS. Thus caps objects of density (6) 11 Send cipher to Melbourne 3001 (4,4) 21 About to arrive with fashionable business famous in porcelain (8) 1L Detective Ronald returns for the Scandinavian (6) IX Pinpoint localised weather disturbance for vessel of China (WA1.6) 24 A little expensive but it will grow on you (6) 23. Sounds ungainly mode of travel, but it's all downhill (3-3) Right Luna 4. Repeats "Birds, 5. Direct 1 Plan by i -I: ii iT" 20 r- ill 11 Ir Of Mlf 4 W'" Wri Doughty, left, Scott Doughty, six, advertisements and fashion-magazine tram line was mooted by Tommy Bent in 1903.

There were pony rides and train rides and tea rooms, but that all ended in 1918 when the Brighton cyclone went through and swept it all away," said Ms Landells; who followed the custom of travelling in a the women-only car on the Brighton beach tram. The advent of the tram was responsible for the break-up of eight large estates which occupied the land between Point Ormond, El-wood, and the Brighton Yacht Club, and gave birth to the Golden Mile and brought many other residents. Mrs Landells said that the beach boxes and the historic Brighton baths, which, thanks to a council election, narrowly escaped demolition, were unique on -Port Phillip Bay and stood as reminders of the grand old days when Brighton was a fashionable holiday destination. To walk to the end of the windy Brighton pier and back, past the baths and along the wall behind the "new" dredged beach to Dendy Street beach, was to enjoy a walk comparable to that on the scenic St Kilda promenade. Brighton beach's row little -J A gletM is land that supports A village? A family? Agistment stock? A clergyman? Answer below: to the tllA.

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MkkSe English, from latin jptMDA oii lilliilllBilllllS Illiiiiillltliiltti illllilllw I i spreads.The boxes are a reminder of When Nero burned, the at Brighton. Beach. i'' it a fashionable holiday destination etc A series in which well-knon Melbourne people recommend'some- tning to ao in tne noiipays. MiHiiBaaHIIII-MMMMi'l '4 i PAUL HARRIS, co-presenter of Radio 3RRR's Saturday film review program 'Filmbuff Forecast' and film critic for 'Toe Age EG supplement, suggests a mtx-ef the cerebral and the physical torji tranquil summer day's activity. "I hope to visit the Sixties exhibition at the Performing Art Museum before it said Mr Harris, whose radio show takes a break over summer.

"I also love strolling through the Bumley Horticultural Gardens, the eastern suburbs' answer to the Royal Botanic The exhibition Mr Harris recommends, The Sixties, a Tumultuous Decade in Review', 4. open throughout January from 1 1 am te 5 pm Monday to Friday and neon to 5 pm at rxrzr Ihu pi i ni -v; was icecream Food fads may come and go, but hot summers ensure Australian icecream is here to stay. SHAUN CARNEY-looks at our staple dessert. 4 i vi, -r- TT-- r--J r- vF- "7 T7 I i7" 122 i-J -r L. i I I ii Four-year-old Kate wooden boxes oten features in TV What's On Trapeze in the Trees: Treasury Gardens from noon to 2 pm.

Wind in the Willows: Enchanting performances of the children's tale at the Royal Botanic Gardens. The animal characters lead the audience around the gardens in a magic journey at 10 am and 2 pm Tuesday to Thursday, and at 10 am, 2 pm and 7 pm on Fridays. Telephone 654 3603 for tickets, $4. My Fair Lady: The Victoria State Opera, Victorian Arts Centre and Australian Ballet present the hit musical at the State Theatre. Book at Bass.

Spooner exhibition: Seventy-seven caricatures, prints and drawings by the 'Age' cartoonist, John Spooner, are being exhibited during the holidays at the Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, 4 Vancouver Street, Mornington, from" 2 pm to 5 pm daily, including weekends. Collins Street Australiana: Fashion parades, bands and other activities in a section of Collins Street that has been closed to traffic until Friday. Tennis 'Spectak': Celebrities play on a specially constructed court in the City Square from noon to 2 pm. Coaching for juniors by members of the Victorian Tennis Association from 10 am to noon. For details phone 655 1277.

World Soling Championships: Heats in the Soling Olympic-class yachting championships at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club this W6K. At the national parks today: At Mt Eccles National Park, join a ranger and see the geological tea-, tures of this unusual park. Meet at 2 pm at the park's picnic shelter. For details, phone 055) 761 042. At Angahook-Lorne State Park, explore the bush by night have billy tea.

Bookings, phone (052) 891 209. At Fraser National Park, a fisheries and wildlife talk at 8 pm For details phone (057) 721293. At Nepean State Park, an evening bird-watching walk. Meet at 6 pm. Greens Road, Nepean State Park.

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aflow. to boilr or will curdle. When it has reacted a consistency it coats, tne spoon, rub through a conical sieve and allow to cool, stirring occasionally. Place in a freezer and stir regularly to stop ice crystals from forming. 17.

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The poor souls would then have to run back with the frozen cargo, praying that it wouldn't melt lest it incur their employer's wrath. Before it was served at table, the ice was mixed with honey, fruits and juices and became the world's first icecream. Think about how much trouble Nero Claudius Caesar was willing to go to when next you wander into a milkbar and order a soft serve or a Paddle Pop. According to available statistics, it seems some of us are nowadays so enamored of the cool, white -stuff- that we'd even volunteer' to ntake a quick run up a mountain if we knew a tub of vanilla was at top. Summer is icecream season.

If the figures from last year are anything to go by, there will be enough icecream made in Australia during January to give every man, woman and child in the na tion 1.3 litres. In the year to the end of last August, 205.8 million litres of icecream were produced in Australia about 13 litres for every Australian. Twenty years ago, the Icecream tub (which sounded the death knell of that evocative reminder of early-1960s rectangular industrial design, the Icecream brick) was just about the flashiest way to buy icecream. There were cones, icecreams on a stick and maybe the occasional Dairy Queen. Now you can buy tubs, stick lines, gelati, carbohydrate modified icecream; liqueur icecream, even the soya-based tofu (which Isn't -really icecream, it just looks and tastes like it) and: yoghurt-based soft serves-According to the industry, stick and novelty lines bought indlvid- perhaps 3.4)" Takes down paper money (9) Keeping unoer trs a-succuietu your Sfrpt Oct.

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However, sales are moving towards value-added types of icecream such as the especially creamy Norgen-Vaaz or the elaborate products of Wendy's Supa Sundaes, Industry representatives say.1 They are hoping for a hot summer because, perhaps not surprisingly; this will boost sales. Of course, you can make your own icecream, although it would be more for the experience than the convenience. -r This recipe is from the 'New La rousse Gastronomique', published by Hamlyn. (Don't make it while your heart specialist is looking.) I'm gonna raise a hiss, -I'm gonna raise a holler, xm About working aH summer Adjust to try to earn a dollar: Every time I can my baby, Try to get a date, My boss says: 'No date, gotta woriclata. v-: vv- Sometimes I wonder wMtJ'm a-gonnailo i Af But there a in no cure y.r,; Fw the Summertime j.

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