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PHOTO: Adeney Milk Bar Cafe, Adeney Avenue. Greg Briggs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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School\u2019s certainly back. Just look at Kew<\/a>, where the start of the academic year means a notable increase in SUVs driving the leafy streets, often with an L-plate driver and a stressed-looking parent in the front passenger seat.<\/p>\n

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The august suburb five kilometres east of the city is home to the billionaire Pratt family\u2019s high-walled compound Raheen, endless stately homes and a fair smattering of Melbourne\u2019s top private schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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However, recent years have seen it lifting its game in terms of the things that make a place attractive to mere mortals, such as shopping, cafes and bars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a suburb that has plenty going for it,\u201d says Kay & Burton\u2019s Scott Patterson. \u201cDemand is strong, with good quality family homes going for $4 to $6 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The glorious Studley Park Boathouse. Photo: Greg Briggs<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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As Patterson points out, Kew is a big \u2018burb with different personalities. The central part, close to schools such as MLC and Genazzano College, is popular with Chinese buyers, while Kew East has a slightly different demographic and a cheaper price tag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBecause of the topography, certain parts of Kew also have fantastic views, whether that\u2019s of the CBD or over the Yarra Bend parklands and golf course,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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The Late GREAT cricket legend\u2019s GIN factory<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The growing number of rusted-on residents keen to downsize from their large family homes to upmarket apartments in the area is ensuring boutique developments will be in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As Patterson says, \u201cIf you\u2019ve made your life here, there\u2019s no reason to want to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kick off the day at Pakington Street\u2019s Ora Cafe, where the specialty coffee is reliably good and the eggs and toasties hit the early-morning spot. Later, lunch and a glass of wine take a Mediterranean theme at the old world-styled cafe and wine bar CRU in Glenferrie Road, or head to the \u2018burb\u2019s favourite celebration spot, the two-storey Centonove, for great Italian food and acres of white linen. Keeping it casual? For a parma and a pot, the Skinny Dog Hotel on High Street near the Kew Junction has a welcoming vibe and a great beer garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sweet cafe’s and eateries have been popping up throughout the suburb on residential streets like Adeney. Photo: Greg Briggs<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Get your arts fix at the unique Lyon Housemuseum, the architecturally stunning residence and contemporary art museum of architect Corbett Lyon, his wife Yueji and their daughters, who run tours of their art collection. (Make sure you book ahead.) For outdoor fun, the Studley Park Boathouse rents old-fashioned rowing boats for a genteel journey along the Yarra River, with the added attraction of a colony of grey-headed flying foxes sleeping off their nightly exertions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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