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Home Hunt: What’s hot in property this week

Walter Burley Griffin designed this five-bedroom 1920s charmer on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

John Rowell Lane, Mornington, Vic. Picture: Supplied
John Rowell Lane, Mornington, Vic. Picture: Supplied

VIC John Rowell Lane, Mornington

Radiating 1920s charm, this Walter Burley Griffin-designed five-bedroom home on the Mornington Peninsula has a classic American colonial layout combining formal and casual living areas and sweeping verandas with water glimpses. The Baltic timber floors, high ceilings, double-hung windows and stacked stone fireplace are original; the 2360sqm botanical gardens include a tennis court. RT Edgar Mornington Peninsula, 0412 360 667. $6-6.6 million

Curban Street, Balgowlah Heights, NSW. Picture: Supplied
Curban Street, Balgowlah Heights, NSW. Picture: Supplied

NSW Curban Street, Balgowlah Heights

Exposed reclaimed bricks and a circular feature window give this four-bedroom home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches a sharp design edge. Natural light floods the interiors with vaulted ceilings through timber-lined picture windows and sliding doors. There are formal and casual dining areas, a fireplace, mood lighting and underfloor heating; outside there’s a resort-style pool and solar panels. Etch Real Estate, 0414 604 504. $4.5 million

Aspect Place, Cambridge, Tas. Picture: Supplied
Aspect Place, Cambridge, Tas. Picture: Supplied

TAS Aspect Place, Cambridge

This stylish four-bedroom home a 15-minute drive from Hobart’s CBD doubles as an equestrian haven with stables, undercover arena and workshop. Set on 2ha, its palette of marble, timber and sandstone reflects the semi-rural landscape; luxe finishes include walls of glazing, quartz kitchen benches and marble fireplaces. There’s a gym and a games room too. Knight Frank, 0438 291 301. $3 million-plus

Miamba Road, Williamstown, SA. Picture: Supplied
Miamba Road, Williamstown, SA. Picture: Supplied

SA Miamba Road, Williamstown

This 1880s ironstone home takes in views of the Barossa Ranges from its main living area and verandas. It’s set on a fertile 7.6ha plot with an established vineyard, dam, irrigated orchard and sheds. The three-bedroom home, with formal living, country kitchen and dry cellar, is on mains water with a wood combustion heater and aircon. It’s 15 minutes to Gawler, an hour to Adelaide. Elders Real Estate, 0413 186 214. $1.15-1.25 million

York Street, Coorparoo, Qld. Picture: Supplied
York Street, Coorparoo, Qld. Picture: Supplied

QLD York Street, Coorparoo

A charming blend of heritage and modern functionality, this four-bedroom home in inner Brisbane is full of character. Beyond the traditional façade are interiors with timber floors, leadlight windows, VJ walls, ornate breezeways, decorative archways and open-plan living/dining with adjoining modern kitchen. A rear deck overlooks the garden and a downstairs study has its own entrance. Place Bulimba, 0432 349 077. $995,000

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