Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

Joel Robinson

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

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Utopia, set above Catseye Bay on Hamilton Island has been listed with a $4.2 million price guide.
The trophy home is comprised of five bedrooms and four bathrooms spread across three seperate bungalows.
It was designed by the award winning Chris Beckingham.
Described as a tribute to indoor-outdoor living, Liam Kearney of Hamilton Island Real Estate is marketing the property.
Situated at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-hamilton+island-132651206" target="_blank">14 Melaleuca Drive</a>, the 400 sqm home sits on a 1 acre block.
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The home is integrated around the central indoor-outdoor balcony and pool area featuring stunning views around the Whitsundays.
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Utopia in Catseye Bay, Hamilton Island listed

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A waterfront Sanctuary Cove trophy home located in Sanctuary Cove Resort has been listed with an asking price of $3.5 million.
The four bedroom, four bathroom 526 sqm home sits on an 851 sqm block.
Situated at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-sanctuary+cove-132653846" target="_blank">1014 Edgecliff Drive</a>, Glenys Pitkin of Harcourts Coastal is marketing the property.
The home features a pool, a 21 metre pontoon and 25 metres of deep water frontage.
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Located on Hope Island, the home was previously listed for sale at $1,395,000 before being taken off market back in 2011.
Last sold for $1,348,200, the home was purchased in 2007.
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Waterfront Sanctuary Cove Resort trophy home listed for $3.5 million

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A contemporary home in Rose Bay with views over Sydney Harbour has hit the market. 
The five-storey home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-rose+bay-132567066" target="_blank">871 New South Wales Road</a> is wrapped in a series of outdoor entertaining spaces.
Brad Pillinger and Michael Paroulakis of Pillinger Double Bay have the listing.
The home offers 650 square metres of internal living space including five bedrooms, five bathrooms, glass-framed living and dining, custom island kitchen and home cinema. 
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Outdoor features view-swept terrace, heated plunge pool, sky deck and terraced gardens with custom water features. 
Other highlights include lift access to all levels, internal access to double garage, inbuilt surround sound and camera surveillance system. 
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Surrounded by some of Sydney's finest schools, the home is just 400 metres to Rose Bay Beach, Royal Sydney Gold course and a short walk to waterfront dining and the ferry.
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Rose Bay trophy home with panoramic Sydney Harbour views listed 

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A historic Hunter Valley pastoral estate built by convicts 190 years ago is for sale for the first time in nearly a decade.
The 100 acre, 26-room luxury heritage estate at 7 Range Road in Whittingham - known as ‘Baroona’ or locally as ‘The Castle’ - is one of Australia’s most renowned country estates.
Since it's construction by John Lanarch and Co in 1829 it has had only seven custodians, with the current owners, Tony and Gaylene Poke, putting the property up for sale after eight years of ownership via agents Deborah Cullen of Knight Frank Prestige and James Callinan of Colliers International Newcastle.
Ms Cullen said “The estate is in pristine condition – it has been beautifully maintained and recently upgraded by the current owners,” she said. “The refurbishment was designed to showcase Baroona’s stunning history and Victorian architecture while including a stylish blend of contemporary upgrades to create a ‘best in class’ luxury country estate,” she said.
Set on 100 acres of grazing country watered by seven dams and town water, it is on the doorstep of the lifestyle region of the Upper Hunter, situated just south of the Hunter Valley town of Singleton and only 15 minutes’ drive from the Pokolbin Wine Region.
Mr Callinan said the property would attract a wide range of buyers, from Australia and overseas.
She also suggested it would be suitable as a commercial venture.
The seven bedroom, five bathroom home is only an hour from Newcastle and its airport
Features include a deep and covered flagged sandstone verandah, carved double cedar front doors, a wine cellar (which was once used as holding cells), swimming pool and billiard room.
Aside from the main residence, outhouses include an observation tower, glasshouse, gate house, carriage house and Victorian gothic stable, which was the birthplace and final resting place for the famous race horse and winner of two Melbourne cups ‘Peter Pan’ between 1932 and 1934.
It is for sale via an expressions of interest campaign closing February 20.
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Historic convict built Hunter Valley pastoral estate listed

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A lifestyle property combining four titles adjoining the Watagan National Park in the Hunter Region has hit the market. 
The 334 acre property at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-lifestyle-nsw-quorrobolong-700066082" target="_blank">Quorrobolong</a> ranges from rolling green fields to Australian bush, abundant with rock orchids, elks and native Australian Grass Trees.
The property comes with multiple building sites with mountain views. 
There are two machinery sheds both with power. One comes with two bedroom, kitchen and living area and bathroom to service Love Shack, an air conditioned, insulated building. 
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Another shed consists of ensuite, second bathroom and covered entertainment area overlooking the dam. 
Other features include floodlit entertainment area, waterfall fountain, operational waterside, children's playground with tepee cubby house and gardens. 
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Just a short drive to the Pokolbin/Lovedale and Mount View, the property is located 30 minutes to Toronto and Cooranbong, 1 hour from Newcastle and 2 hours from Sydney’s CBD. 
Shelly Jurd of Jurd's Real Estate Cessnock has the listing. 
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Hunter Valley lifestyle retreat adjoining national park listed

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A riverfront acreage property in West Brisbane has hit the market for the first time in 60 years.  
It is currently under contract. 
Situated on a 2.8 acres of riverfront land, the architecturally designed home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-acreage+semi-rural-qld-moggill-132127898" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-acreage+semi-rural-qld-moggill-132127898" target="_blank">128 Weekes Road, Moggill</a> sits in a flood free position on an elevated ridgetop.
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With views of the Brisbane River, the home constructed with suspended slab requires either renovation or complete demolish.
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Brian Webster of Brisbane Real Estate Indooroopilly has the listing. 
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Stuart and Susan Crumpler, founders of the bag brand Crumpler, are selling their Buninyong home, in central Victoria.
Set on 10 acres, the architect-designed five-bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-buninyong-132531706" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">86 Hastie Street, Buninyong</a> has hit the market with hopes of $1.95 million to $2.1 million.
The family sized home comprises five bedrooms, two bathrooms, four indoor living spaces and modern inspired kitchen.
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The main master bedroom comes with its own bathroom, and living and office space with garden views. 
Outdoor features central courtyard, vine, decks, in-ground swimming pool and low maintenance gardens. 
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Other highlight include open fireplace, high ceilings, polished timber floors and uninterrupted westerly vistas. 
Jellis Craig Ballarat agent Phil Hayward has the listing. 
The property was built about 11 years ago, a couple of years after the Crumplers bought the block when it was “just an empty paddock”.
They’re now downsizing to do-up a weatherboard in Ballarat.
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An 1850s stone house with river views in Yass, NSW has hit the market with a price guide of $1.9 million. 
It has been offered by Linda Lockwood and Ryan Broadhurst from Belle Property Kingston. 
Designed by Cox Architecture, the award-winning house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-yass-131907266" target="_blank">261 Kirkton Road</a> comprises gourmet stone kitchen, fireplace, guest accommodation, master suite and two additional bedrooms. 
The layout boasts entertaining spaces, banks of glass, natural light, stone walls and soaring ceiling. 
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Other features include polished concrete floors, 10.5 hectare fulled fenced pasture improved land, automatic irrigated lawn and direct river frontage.
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It's a short drive from Yass, 3 kilometres from the Barton Highway and 40 minutes from Canberra. 
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Yass riverfront architect-designed trophy home listed 

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The Burradoo house price record is set to be broken with the latest listing of a palace-style trophy home.
It could be the first home to break the $6 million barrier in the Southern Highlands locality.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-burradoo-132454310" target="_blank">6,290 sqm Werrington Street estate</a> last traded for $1.1 million in 2009 before a full scale renovation and extension saw another level added.
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Now the home, marketed as an elegant country residence, has an asking price of $6.25 million through Drew Lindsay agent Karl Zabel.
The open plan living area, the centre-point of the home, features Egyptian limestone flooring and ornate antique fireplaces.
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There are four bedrooms, including a master retreat with dressing room, ensuite and a garden-view balcony, accessed through timber French doors.
The wide wrap around verandahs and paved entertainment spaces and pergolas on the ground level all overlook the gas heated swimming pool. 
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The Burradoo record currently belongs to Burradoo House, the <a href="/news/recently-upgraded-burradoo-house-listed">recently upgraded 1920's Burradoo residence</a> which is aiming to take out consecutive records.
It last sold for $5.38 million in 2017 to the the tourism entrepreneur Rose Deo who is now seeking a buyer. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Burradoo set for record with $6.25 million trophy listing

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Moonya, the Portsea trophy home on the Mornington Peninsula clifftop, has sold.
There had been a guide of $20 million to $22 million to secure the property, so likely to be the peninsula's second biggest sale, only behind the $26 million Ilyuka in 2010.
Moonya, on 2,800 square metres over two titles, features a six bedroom Hamptons-style home.
There's a two level tennis pavilion next to the tennis court and a swimming pool in the Paul Bangay gardens.
The tennis court block was offered unsuccessfully last summer as separate holding.
An accountant has placed a caveat on the property following its sale, but just who will emerge as the buyer remains shrouded in secrecy.
Peninsula Sotheby's agents Rob Curtain and Danielle Veins secured the deal for the vendors, Zenith Interiors co-founder John Fisher and wife Jenny.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian. 
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