Trophy homes: Cloke makes his mark

Former Collingwood player Jason Cloke and wife Nicole have sold their Williamstown home before its weekend auction.

Former Collingwood player Jason Cloke and wife Nicole have sold their Williamstown home before its weekend auction. The couple, who are moving to Queensland, had $3.03 million to $3.2m hopes for the contemporary home that Jason renovated himself. They had paid $1.565m in 2015 for the traditional 1910 Victorian cottage that now has five bedrooms, two bathrooms and a state-of-the-art kitchen. Cloke added a second level as the master retreat. There’s a two-hole putting green adjoining the man cave in the four-car garage. Greg Hocking Elly Partners secured the pre-auction sale. Cloke, who now runs a carpentry business, spent four years with Collingwood, following in the footsteps of his father David Cloke who was also a Richmond star.

Selling the farm

Former Victorian politician Bill Baxter and wife Jan are selling Cheverny, their Rutherglen farm on the Murray River. Baxter represented the Nationals Party in the both the lower and upper house on Spring Street, with his stint in the Victorian Legislative Council running from 1978 until 2006. He was minister for roads and ports in the Kennett government. The then Wodonga-based Baxters bought the holding in 1998. They built the homestead in 2006, naming it after travels in the Loire Valley, France. It sits on 78 hectares that have been leased to local farmers. Pat Rice & Hawkins agents Matt and Rob Childs are advising the homestead block comes with an indicative price of $1.2m while the farming portion is around $300,000.

Cheverny at Rutherglen.

Troy’s final performance

Rondalay, the Gold Coast home of the late entertainer Simone Troy sold at auction last weekend for $2.9m through Harcourts BMG agent Derek Keen. The buyers were from Tasmania. There were 10 registered bidders for the Carrara home of the drag performer, who passed away last September. The 2700sq m riverfront, behind electric wrought iron gates, features a two-level, five-bedroom English-style manor. Troy, who was one of Sydney’s top showgirls from the 1960s onwards, bought for $1.175m on the Gold Coast in 2001 when her South Coogee residence sold through Pauline Goodyer. Her oceanfront Mediterranean-style home for 25 years had fetched $3.07 million.

Out of the box

Former WMTA Light Heavyweight World Thai boxing champion Nick ‘‘Special K’’ Kara is selling his Prahran investment. Back and forth from living and working in Thailand, the home became a $690-a-week rental. Kara has owned the tuck-pointed Edwardian for nearly two decades, having paid $322,500 in 1999. The contemporary three-bedder still with its fret-worked hallway features a north-facing courtyard on its 180sq m parcel. Jellis Craig father-son agents Chris and Michael Hingston have a $1.25m-$1.35m guide for its October 13 auction. Kara was a coach for the UFC reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter.

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