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At this High Country retreat, Saturday morning never felt so good

At this High Country retreat, Saturday morning never felt so good

Sauna is a saviour on a wellness weekend in Victoria’s High Country.

  • by Belinda Jackson
‘Stunning scenery’: Victorian tree-change towns where house prices doubled

‘Stunning scenery’: Victorian tree-change towns where house prices doubled

House prices don’t always double in a decade, but they have in several tree-change towns where buyers are moving for a better lifestyle.

  • by Shona Hendley
High Country’s hottest new stays linked by tasty cycling trail

High Country’s hottest new stays linked by tasty cycling trail

An old gold-rush pub and a former asylum are two buzzy accommodations, best connected via a two-wheeled picnic.

  • by Belinda Jackson
The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount

The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount

Rental growth in regional areas is slowing or falling as higher costs price out many tenants and some tree-changers return to the city.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
This old-school Victorian motor inn is now fun and fabulous
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This old-school Victorian motor inn is now fun and fabulous

Following a serious facelift, this former motel near Bright in north-east Victoria has morphed into a swish boutique hotel.

  • by Sue Wallace
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Bright Velo: The Victorian 'Alps' welcomes cosy new cycling themed lodge

Bright Velo: The Victorian 'Alps' welcomes cosy new cycling themed lodge

A cycling-themed hotel on Bright's main street makes perfect sense.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Voter fury over ballot blunder: ‘How could they not have enough?’

Voter fury over ballot blunder: ‘How could they not have enough?’

A shortage of printed ballot papers left some people unable to vote at the election.

  • by Benjamin Preiss
Making a sea-change to regional Victoria? That’ll be $1 million

Making a sea-change to regional Victoria? That’ll be $1 million

Million-dollar houses were once the exclusive domain of blue-chip inner Melbourne, but the number of regional postcodes with a median house price of $1 million or more is on the rise.

  • by Melissa Heagney
The Grove Estate, Porepunkah review, Victoria: A blissful Victorian estate with scenery overload

The Grove Estate, Porepunkah review, Victoria: A blissful Victorian estate with scenery overload

Enchanting 360-degree views command attention at this pretty hillside property where olives trees thrive.

  • by Sue Wallace
Regional house prices surge as Melburnians flood coastal and tree-change hotspots

Regional house prices surge as Melburnians flood coastal and tree-change hotspots

The median house price in some areas rose as much as 40 per cent last year, creating a windfall for some but an affordability problem for others looking for a foothold in their home town.

  • by Melissa Heagney and Elizabeth Redman

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