Home Hunt: Bringing French Villa chic to the Macedon Ranges
This four-bedroom beauty sitting on a 32ha estate in the Macedon Ranges is yours for $5.5-6 million.
VIC Hesket-Boundary Road, Hesket
“Sanders Wood” brings French Villa chic to the Macedon Ranges. Accessed via a private road, the four-bedroom home sits in a 32ha estate with a lake, mature trees, rose gardens and a tennis court. Unique glazing and collectable doors add artistic touches, while the farmhouse kitchen and multiple living spaces provide ample comfort. There’s hydronic heating, too. RT Edgar, 0448 271 222. $5.5-$6 million
NSW Hancock Street, Rozelle
The old Balmain Tramway Substation (1907) in Sydney’s inner west is one of a kind. Converted into a four-bedroom retreat with 470sqm of internal space over three levels, it features soaring cathedral ceilings, double-height windows, exposed steel beams, pulleys, and polished concrete and hardwood flooring. Practical mod cons include aircon and a stone kitchen. Gated access leads to triple parking spaces located just off Darling Street, with cafes, shopping and transport connections to the CBD. BresicWhitney, 0430 030 287. $3.7 million
QLD Clayton Street, Hermit Park
A picture of serenity, this former church sits among tropical gardens 10 minutes from the centre of Townsville. Divine details include stained glass arched windows, vaulted ceilings and French doors that connect the open-plan living/dining/kitchen area to a deck and pool. The three-bedroom home’s design highlights include high ceilings, timber floors and the original church altar – which is cleverly incorporated into the kitchen bench. Ray White, 0428 242 817. $745,000-plus
WA Conte Road, Pemberton
The hilltop setting of this home in WA’s far south-west provides privacy and sweeping rural views. The five-bedroom house blends neatly into its 3.5ha plot with a skillion roof line and a palette of brick and exposed timber throughout. The refurbished kitchen features waterfall marble benchtops, walk-in pantry, a wood stove and gas cooktop, while the open-plan living/dining area has a sunken lounge, fireplace and large picture windows. A self-contained apartment and original barn are bonuses. Ray White, 0402 884 744. $1.15 million
TAS Port Road, Boat Harbour Beach
This three-bedroom family home is a mere 100m from the ocean in Tassie’s north-west. The all-white theme is a canvas for bursts of colour including foiled wallpaper, Moroccan-style tiles, coconut husk pendant lights, a green custom barn door and black Smeg kitchen appliances. It has skylights in the vaulted ceilings, a wood heater, reverse-cycle aircon and a master suite with walk-in robe and private balcony. LJ Hooker, 0438 278 089. $1.65 mill
The place where a supersized waterfall pours into the sea
The billing is justified. It does look like a waterfall incongruously rising from and tumbling into the sea. We’re in the upside-down, supersized to Kimberley proportions.
It’s a parent’s choice. But you don’t have to live with it
Gough Whitlam would always cross out one of my l’s on personal or official correspondence, insisting that Philip was suitable only as a prenom, and Phillip was for surnames. But I’m not to blame.