<p>Developer Third.i has topped out its luxury Potts Point apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/muse-potts-point-30-34-brougham-street-potts-point-nsw-2011">Muse</a>.</p>

<p>Under construction by Dilcara and expected to complete in mid-2026, Muse comprises just 13 apartments designed by acclaimed architects <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/wmk-architecture">WMK Architecture</a> and Mathieson. The building’s design celebrates Potts Point’s heritage character while introducing refined modern elements like advanced building technology and private balconies and terraces that offer views of the Sydney city skyline.</p>

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<p>Luke Berry, Director &amp; Co-Founder at Thirdi Group, said Muse is a celebration of Potts Point’s unique character and charm.</p>

<p>"With only 13 residences, we’ve created something truly special for those who appreciate exclusivity and design excellence," Berry says"</p>

<p>"The views, the location, and the lifestyle make Muse a rare opportunity in Sydney’s property market. We’re thrilled to see the project take shape and look forward to welcoming our residents in mid-2026.”</p>

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<p>Only a limited number of residences remain at Muse.</p>

<p>Third.i recently launched The Rushcutters nearby, also just 13 large-scale apartments. The two-bedroom apartments were all snapped up in double-quick time. The three-bedroom apartments are priced from just under $5 million.</p>

<p>Potts Point has always been popular for apartment living, but given the lack of suitable development sites in the affluent suburb, new apartment developments have been few and far between.</p>

<p>Early next year Ceerose will launch <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/belgravia-potts-point-117-victoria-street-potts-point-nsw-2011">Belgravia</a>, a mix of two- and three-bedroom apartments on Victoria Street.</p>

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Staff Writer

Third.i tops out Muse, Potts Point apartments

<p>Buyer interest in Capital Corporation’s <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-residences-at-wahroonga-estate-169-fox-valley-road-wahroonga-nsw-2076">The Residences at Wahroonga Estate</a> has been gaining momentum following the recent groundbreaking and the commencement of construction.</p>

<p>Enquiry data has pointed to a clear theme: larger apartments are leading demand, particularly among downsizers who want to remain on Sydney’s Upper North Shore.</p>

<p>Since June, three-bedroom layouts have attracted the highest level of enquiry. The three-bed, two-bath, two-car apartments priced from $1.69 million generated the most enquiries, the highest of any floorplan, followed by the larger three-bed garden residences which are priced at $2.25 million.</p>

<p>It's been a prevailing theme for Capital Corporation, who, in the early stages of marketing, reacted to buyer feedback to create more three-bedroom apartments.</p>

<p>The numbers echo what <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/capital-corporation">Capital Corporation</a> has observed since the project’s early stages. Buyers want generous internal space, established amenity and the ability to age in place without leaving the area.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Capital Corporation Managing Director Jim Hunter said this was a major factor in the estate’s momentum, noting that “the combination of premium design, convenience and direct access to Sydney’s leading private hospital has proven to be a major drawcard”.</p>

<p>That connection to health and wellbeing has proven especially influential for older owner-occupiers. Research commissioned by Capital Corporation found that one in three Australians downsizing do so for health-related reasons, with a third specifically seeking proximity to medical facilities.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The buyer profile emerging at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/wahroonga-nsw-2076">Wahroonga</a> Estate reflects this shift. Local residents Peter and Corinne Collins, both in their mid-70s, are among those who chose to downsize within the suburb after decades in their family home. They secured a top-floor three-bedroom apartment after queuing on launch day in March, citing the bushland setting, walkability, and peace of mind of being close to medical services as key reasons for their purchase.</p>

<p>“Being able to walk everywhere, including to the hospital if we need to, really gave us peace of mind,” Corinne told Apartments.com.au.</p>

<p><strong><em>Read more: <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/from-family-home-to-bushland-retreat-why-peter-and-corinne-chose-the-residences-at-wahroonga-estate">From family home to bushland retreat: Why Peter and Corinne chose The Residences at Wahroonga Estate</a></em></strong></p>

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<p>Architecture firm <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/group-gsa">Group GSA</a>&nbsp;are behind the design at The Residences at Wahroonga Estate. There are 128 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, complete with interiors&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/coco-republic-interior-design">Coco Republic</a>. Floor-to-ceiling glass maximises views of the bushland ridgeline, while on-site amenity includes a residents’ lounge, pet-friendly Green Spine, BBQ pavilion and direct access to Coups Creek bushland and walking tracks.</p>

<p>Gold Star iCIRT-rated builder&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/dasco-australia">DASCO</a>&nbsp;was&nbsp;appointed earlier this year to deliver The Residences at Wahroonga Estate. They are expected to complete the building in late 2027, with residents to move in shortly after.</p>

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Joel Robinson

Downsizer demand continues to shape The Residences at Wahroonga Estate

<p>With Brisbane’s housing market soaring and home ownership becoming increasingly out of reach for many buyers, townhouses have emerged as the new urban dream, offering private, low-maintenance retreats complete with pools, parklands, and lifestyle amenities.</p>

<p>As Brisbane faces a growing shortage of quality new residential offerings, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/honeycombes-property-group">Honeycombes Property Group</a> has released to the market Songbird Terraces, a boutique development of just 34 terrace homes in the heart of the leafy residential enclave of Oxley.</p>

<p>Offering a more affordable option to the white picket fence house, buyers can purchase a brand new architecturally designed three bedroom terrace home overlooking park and bushland with a communal heated pool, BBQ terrace, private parklands and an on-site café, while being just minutes from <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/oxley-qld-4075">Oxley</a>’s village centre, train station, and a range of schools and amenities.</p>

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<p>Each of the spacious three bedroom plus multi purpose room or four bedroom townhomes feature premium finishes, landscaped courtyards, designer kitchens, two-car accommodation, and optional upgrades for tailored living.</p>

<p>Honeycombes Property Group Managing Director Peter Honeycombe said with completion anticipated in early 2027, this was an incredibly rare chance to buy a fixed-price, brand-new, off the plan home in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held and liveable suburbs, without the stress of auctions and chaotic open homes.</p>

<p>“With prices starting from $1.195 million, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/songbird-terraces-oxley-10-honeyeater-circuit-oxley-qld-4075">Songbird Terraces</a> are designed for owner occupiers seeking space, style and lifestyle, without the maintenance,” Honeycombe said.</p>

<p>“Surrounded by natural bushland and close to manicured parks, walking trails, boutique shops, cafes, cinemas and golf courses, Oxley continues to stand out as one of Brisbane’s most liveable suburbs.”</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/colliers">Colliers</a> Residential Director Andrew Scriven said with a limited number of homes available, Songbird Terraces was attracting strong interest from families, upsizers, first home buyers and downsizers looking for quality, location and long-term value.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Demand is high, supply is low, and the market is crying out for high-quality homes in established well connected areas like Oxley,” Scriven said.</p>

<p>“What was once seen as a compromise between a house and an apartment a townhouse has now become a lifestyle choice, more and more homebuyers are shifting their focus from traditional detached houses to modern, low-maintenance townhouses that offer greater value and convenience.</p>

<p>“As the city’s population grows and urban sprawl becomes less sustainable, Brisbane’s townhouse market is set to expand even further.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“There’s definitely a panic from buyers who’ve been pushed out of the house market but still want to stay in well-connected suburbs with great schools and amenities, they are worried they will miss out as property prices continually rise.”</p>

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<p>After eight years of calling Australia home, Agnes Skoraczewska and Matt Biskupski decided it was finally time to take the next step and purchase a home of their own. With property prices continuing to climb, the couple didn’t want to wait any longer and secured a three-bedroom plus multi purpose room townhouse at Songbird Terraces, locking in a fixed price ahead of their move in 2027.</p>

<p>“The truth is, we didn’t want to wait any longer,” Biskupski said. “Seeing what was happening in the market, we realised now was the right time to buy. It gives us peace of mind knowing we no longer have to worry about renting.”</p>

<p>When they discovered Songbird Terraces, the decision came easily.</p>

<p>“The area is lovely and quiet, yet still so close to the city, it’s the perfect balance for work and life,” Skoraczewska said. “It’s a place where we can recharge our batteries while staying connected to everything we need.”</p>

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<p>For Agnes and Matt, buying off the plan offered the ideal solution, the confidence of securing their dream home at today’s prices, and the excitement of planning for the future in a community that perfectly fits their lifestyle.</p>

<p>As the final residential precinct within the Songbird Oxley master plan, Songbird Terraces will continue to breathe new life into the area and help create a suburb destination rich in lifestyle amenity.</p>

<p>Colliers Residential Director Lily O'Connell said Songbird is positioned to take full advantage of elevated north and east-facing parkland views, the homes feature low-maintenance design and high energy efficiency to reduce ongoing costs while enhancing everyday comfort.</p>

<p>“And with an array of layouts, catering to a diverse range of lifestyles this is an offering for all,” O'Connell said.</p>

<p>“This is the final release in a masterplanned community that’s become one of Oxley’s most desirable addresses, offering a last chance to enter this community where opportunities are few and far between.”</p>

<p>The homes will be delivered by Clearcon Builders, specialists in premium townhome construction. They will commence construction before Christmas, and is aiming to complete the development in early 2027.</p>

<h2>Songbird Terraces Snapshot</h2>

<ul>
	<li>34 architecturally designed 3 bedroom + multi-purpose room terrace homes.</li>
	<li>An array of layouts, catering to a diverse range of lifestyles.</li>
	<li>Perfectly positioned to take advantage of north and east views over park and bushland.</li>
	<li>A multi-purpose room, which can serve as a second living area, teen retreat, study or fourth bedroom.</li>
	<li>Designer kitchens featuring high quality engineered stone benchtops and European appliances.</li>
	<li>Spacious outdoor living areas and landscaped courtyards perfect for alfresco dining.</li>
	<li>Generous internal and external spaces, designed to take advantage of views overlooking park and bushland.</li>
	<li>Low maintenance, energy efficient &amp; two car accommodation.</li>
	<li>Access to a heated resort-style pool, outdoor entertaining terrace and beautifully landscaped gardens and park.</li>
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Songbird Terraces offer 34 architect-designed townhomes in private enclave, surrounded by bushland, parks and resort style amenity

Townhouse living, Brisbane’s new affordable urban dream?

<p data-end="259" data-start="179">Kirra Beach has been hot property since the onset of the pandemic in early 2021.</p>

<p data-end="401" data-start="261">Development sites were snapped up, projects sold out, and many of those developments are now beginning to be handed over to purchasers.</p>

<p data-end="505" data-start="161">The latest entrant to Kirra, timing its arrival perfectly with little to no new off the plan apartment stock currently on the market in the area, is <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/pyco-group">Pyco Group</a>, which is expanding its South East Queensland footprint through projects such as Atelier in West End and Nouveau in Albion, both currently under construction and scheduled for completion next year.</p>

<p data-end="884" data-start="733">They recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/onde-kirra-10-churchill-street-kirra-beach-qld-4225">Ondé Kirra</a>, quietly set on Miles Street just a stone’s throw from the sand and the world-renowned surf break at Rainbow Bay.</p>

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<p data-end="1187" data-start="886">The current release focuses on a wide variety of three-bedroom configurations, from layouts starting at $1.89 million and offering nearly 130 sqm of space, to larger three-bed options approaching 160 sqm and oriented north-east to capture views over the ocean and the length of the Gold Coast skyline.</p>

<p data-end="1621" data-start="1189">Each apartment follows a layout that prioritises light, airflow, and connection to the outdoors. Interiors are shaped by a warm, coastal-inspired palette that balances soft neutral tones with natural timbers. Kitchens feature premium finishes and flow directly into dining and living zones, framed by full-height glazing. Many apartments offer wraparound views and corner orientations to maximise natural light from multiple angles.</p>

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<p data-end="1757" data-start="1623">There are just 90 apartments in the 14-storey building designed by DAH Architecture.</p>

<p data-end="1999" data-start="1759">Beyond the apartments, Ondé’s offering is rounded out by a series of resident-only amenities designed for comfort and practicality. These include a fitness studio, outdoor pool, co-working pods, and lush communal spaces on the ground floor.</p>

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<p data-end="2075" data-start="2001">Rawcorp kicked off construction on site just over three months ago, demolishing the two houses and two original walk-up unit blocks.</p>

<p data-end="2075" data-start="2001">The award-winning construction firm is expecting to complete Ondé&nbsp;in mid-2027.</p>

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Ondé Kirra times entry to booming southern Gold Coast market as apartment options shrink

<p>The Wentworth Park Sporting Complex and its immediate surrounds will make way for new housing and sporting facilities, the latest rezoning play by the Minns Labor Government to meet Sydney's housing supply crisis.</p>

<p>The 3.3-hectare Wentworth Park Sporting Complex will be&nbsp;converted into community sporting fields and public green space, allowing for the rezoning of the surrounding area to support up to 2,500 additional well-located homes.</p>

<p>These are in addition to the 4,800 homes already planned or approved nearby, including around 2,000 homes on the old Sydney Fish Market and neighbouring sites, bringing the precinct total to as many as 7,300 new homes.</p>

<p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/mirvac-to-develop-over-1-400-new-homes-on-former-sydney-fish-market-site">Mirvac to develop over 1,400 new homes on former Sydney Fish Market site</a></p>

<p>In addition to the new housing and sporting facilities, the Wentworth Park precinct will be immediately adjacent to transport links including a new ferry stop at Sydney Fish Markets, an upgraded light rail station at Wentworth Park, a continuous 15-kilometre coastal boardwalk from the Blackwattle Bay to Woolloomooloo, and the Pyrmont Metro station, which is set to open in 2032.</p>

<p>When the current greyhound lease expires in September 2027, the existing facilities will be demolished and the land transferred to the City of Sydney to be converted into community sports fields. Current estimates suggest around 20 additional sport fields are required in the city area by 2031 in order to meet the needs of the sporting community.</p>

<p>The new 14-hectare park will also be made available for hosting festivals and community events as a condition of the transfer to ensure the new harbourside parklands can be utilised by the whole community.</p>

<p>“We recognise Wentworth Park holds deep history and meaning for many people, and we know some will be disappointed by this change," NSW Premier Chris Minns said, adding however that "cities change, and we&nbsp;have a responsibility to plan for the future.</p>

<p>“Right in the middle of Sydney and connected by rail, light rail, ferries and the future Metro, our plan for the future of Wentworth Park will deliver much-needed new housing while also providing up to 20 new community sporting fields.</p>

<p>“This is more homes, more playing fields and better public spaces, alongside the infrastructure that makes neighbourhoods work. This is homes and community facilities delivered together, not one without the other.”</p>

<p>“This is how we build a fairer and more balanced Sydney. By creating new housing in well-serviced areas, instead of pushing growth to places without the transport and infrastructure to support it.”</p>

<p>Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said&nbsp;Wentworth Park has a long and proud history.</p>

<p>"Today we’re securing its future for the next generation," Scully said.</p>

<p>"This plan keeps land in the public hands and delivers new homes, new sporting facilities and new open space for a community that is growing fast. Our city is changing, and we have a responsibility to make sure people can live near the jobs, education and transport they rely on. We’ll continue working closely with the City of Sydney to deliver this rezoning in a timely way, and we’re ready to step in with a State-led rezoning if it’s needed."</p>


Minns Gov to demolish Wentworth Park Sporting Complex to make way for 2,500 new homes and sporting facilities

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<p>A Brighton local turned up to summer's first bathing box auction as a “tyre kicker”, but then spent $305,000 to buy it. </p>
<p>Michael Abell was the only bidder for bathing box 76D.</p>
<p>He'd almost bought one 25 years ago for $15,000. </p>
<p>Nick Johnstone Real Estate auctioneer Nick Johnstone wore boardshorts, thongs and a Santa hat for the occasion.</p>
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<p>Johnstone made a $300,000 vendor bid before Abell's $305,000 offer.</p>
<p>The sale was negotiated after the property passed in. </p>
<p>The bathing box was finished last month as part of a Bayside Council masterplan for the beachfront. </p>
<p>The<em> Herald Sun</em> reported council’s corporate services director Jill Colson said there are no further plans for any more bathing boxes. </p>
<p>A bathing box at 76C sold for $337,000 about 18 months ago close to the peak of the market, and 76B sold for $318,000 the same day. </p>
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Local buys freshly built Brighton bathing box 

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<p>The Easter break's special Victorian auction treat - a bathing box on the Rosebud foreshore - went wanting, when it failed to sell with just the one bidder at its onsite weekend auction.</p>
<p>"You could start with a bid of $1 million if you like, but I won't move it to Sorrento," the Mornington Peninsula auctioneer Stephen Wilson told the crowd.</p>
<p>There was a $200,000 opening bid.</p>
<p>"It's the best boatshed and position in Rosebud," Wilson said.</p>
<p>Then the auctioneer placed a $225,000 vendor bid.</p>
<p>"You can go fishing ..you can go swimming, but here you don't need to even get sand in your feet," he said.</p>
<p>Just the one higher offer took the top bid to $230,000 when <a id="LPlnk30240" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-rosebud-129412790" target="_blank">boatshed 82A</a> was put to auction on Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p>Post-auction the top bidder was told there was a $280,000 reserve price.</p>
<p>Some years ago it had a $345,000 asking price.</p>
<p>Located at the beach end of Rosebud Parade, not far from the busy cafes on Point Nepean Highway, <a id="LPlnk250717" href="https://www.norrisre.com.au/index.cfm?pagecall=property&amp;propertyID=3311136" target="_blank">boatshed 82a</a> is the closest bathing box to the pier.</p>
<p>With the leasehold holding is a 8m x 4m boat shed constructed of brick and a colourbond roof that dates back at least 70 years.</p>
<p>The smaller Rosebud boat sheds for sale start from $85,000.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.urban.com.au/images/2019/4/18/Boat%20shed%202.JPG" alt=""></p>
<p>It was the quietest Easter since 2012 with just 378 homes taken to auction across the combined capitals, according to CoreLogic.</p>
<p>There were limited city auctions over Easter, but coastal agents across the country endeavoured to find buyers ahead of the upcoming winter hibernation.</p>
<p>A newly constructed four bedroom Blairgowrie home didn't find its weekend buyer either on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula.</p>
<div>It was passed in on a $2 million vendor bid with the marketing having sought $2.2 million.</div>
<div>Set on a 688 sqm, the residence at <a id="LPlnk878221" href="https://www.melbournesothebysrealty.com/property/blairgowrie-34-charles-street" target="_blank">34 Charles Street</a> with 61 squares of space has views across Port Philip Bay.</div>
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<p>It was designed by siblings, architect Elise Ross and construction by local luxury builder Simon Ross with plenty of use of timber, American Oak flooring, Silvertop Ash panelling and Blackbutt decking.</p>
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<p>"It is a family passion-project by the Ross family," Peninsula Sotheby's International Realty listing agent Hamish Opray said, noting there was a "sophisticated Scandinavian-inspired aesthetic throughout."</p>
<p>The three level floorplan incorporates distinct, self-contained living zones serviced by an Italian imported hydraulic lift.</p>
<p>There is a solar-heated glass tiled pool.</p>
<p>Sydney had the priciest weekend auction offering which was a vacant block at <a id="LPlnk949594" href="https://djwproperty.com.au/property/20-macintyre-crescent-sylvania-waters-nsw-2224/" target="_blank">20 Macintyre Crescent, Sylvania Waters</a>, billed as having the potential to be a holiday home.</p>
<p>It was an 808 sqm building block with approved plans for a luxury residence with an extra wide 30m water frontage with deep water mooring facility to accommodate vessels up to 28mertes in length plus dry dock and jet ski facilities.</p>
<p>The house plans have been designed by Rabi Moussawel of RM Designers.</p>
<p>“The vision was to design a house which made the owner feel like he was on holidays every day of the year," Moussawel said in the marketing.</p>
<p>"From the moment you enter the house you experience the luxurious double height ceiling space like a hotel foyer.</p>
<p>"This luxury home is alive with ocean drama, swaying palm trees, quiet sunrises, and flamboyant sunsets.</p>
<p>"It is a rare architectural masterpiece, connecting outside with inside and enjoying spectacular, unobstructed views of the water.</p>
<p>"Fish in the morning, swim during the day and jet ski in the afternoon.... why travel when you are already on holidays.”</p>
<p>DJW Property agent John Basa said it was it was passed in at $3,965,000, below its reserve price of $4.1 million.</p>
<p>Its last sale was in 2009 when the 1965 home was bought for $2,315,000, having sold pre GFC at $2.9 million in 2004.</p>
<p>Realestate.com.au advised the NSW clearance rate, based on 97 auction results over the past week, sat at 59 percent.</p>
<p>South Australia also secured a 59 percent success rate over the past week from 29 results.</p>
<p>Queensland had a 33 perecent clearance rate from 39 results.</p>
<p>There were two offerings at 1770, the small town promoted as the gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, near Gladstone where explorer Captain James Cook briefly landed in May 1770.</p>
<p>A detached architect-designed duplex at <a id="LPlnk616864" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-seventeen+seventy-130810014" target="_blank">4a/4b Orton Court </a>failed to sell.</p>
<p>With ocean views over Bustard Bay, the duplex offering was the winner of 2014 Queensland Master Builders Association award after being constructed in 2014 by Gibson Homes.</p>
<p>"No expense was spared in construction using corrosion resistant materials to ensure low maintenance," its PRDnationwide marketing advised.</p>
<p>"The properties were passed in," PRD agent James White said. They have been $3000 a week peak season asking rentals.</p>
<p>Orton Court is named after Captain Cook's clerk Richard Orton whose earlobes were slashed during the drunken night when Cook's crew anchored in Bustard Bay. </p>
<p>A 1770 entry level home set amid tropical gardens also did not sell at <a id="LPlnk45130" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/628-captain-cook-drive-seventeen-seventy-qld/property-details-buy-residential-11083832/" target="_blank">628 Captain Cook Drive</a> though PRD. </p>
<p>The classic holiday home comprised two bedrooms, open plan kitchen and living room with a large sunroom and balcony area, to capture the views. </p>
<p>It last sold at $210,000 in 1991.</p>
<p>Victoria's success rate was put at 58 percent with just 26 results.</p>
<p>Rosebud was among the busiest auction locations.</p>
<p>A three bedroom one bathroom house, listed through Paul Cunnington and Tullie Roberts of Barry Plant, was sold at an undisclosed price.</p>
<p>Situated at <a id="LPlnk852269" href="https://www.barryplant.com.au/property/599338/79-first-avenue-rosebud/" target="_blank">79 First Avenue</a>, the home had come with a price guide of $520,000 to $570,000.</p>
<p>Set on 385 sqm, the renovated home last sold in 2008 for $290,000.</p>
<p>Another Rosebud property, marketed as a "grand weatherboard ready for a makeover" was pulled from auction.</p>
<p>The four bedroom one bathroom house set on 760 sqm, had a price guide of $520,000 to $550,000 through Barry Plant.</p>
<p>Situated at <a id="LPlnk782957" href="https://www.barryplant.com.au/property/599619/14-hayes-avenue-rosebud/" target="_blank">14 Hayes Avenue</a>, the listing noted the property had the potential to be subdivided or become a two unit site.</p>
<p>The median price for a home in Rosebud is $605,000, according to CoreLogic, with the median days on market before a sale at 32 days. </p>
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Rosebud bathing box fails to sell at Easter auction

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<p>A beach box on Mount Martha's South Beach has sold for $342,500.</p>
<p>Recently painted, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-mount+martha-129536402" target="_blank">box 90</a> is located in prime position, directly across from the village shops and restaurants.</p>
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<p>The nearby <a href="/news/vic/recently-restored-mount-martha-beach-box-listed">beach box 98</a> has been listed with a guide of $310,000 to $340,000.</p>
<p><span>It's been restored since trading for $215,000 in 2014.</span></p>
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<p>A bathing box built in the early 1960s on Point King Beach at Portsea has hit the market.</p>
<p>The box, with a small deck and steps leading to its entrance, maintains its original wooden features, including a rear bench and shelving.</p>
<p>It has been <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-portsea-130147850" target="_blank">offered publicly for the first time</a> by Ilze Moran and Warwick Anderson from RT Edgar Portsea. </p>
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<p>They have a set a potential guide of $300,000 to $330,000 for bathing box 1 Point King Road at its Australia Day auction.</p>
<p>The most recent sale on the bay was in April last year when <a href="/news/brighton-bathing-box-plus-cranbourne-north-sales-among-weekend-auction-records">one of Brighton's newest beach boxes</a> sold for $337,000.</p>
<p>Another offering further down the Portsea beach is where <a href="/expert-insights/buying/boatshed-8-point-king-beach-portsea-listed-with-high-hopes-for-january-auction">bathing box number 8</a> has been listed with a $450,000 to $495,000 guide for its January 20 auction.</p>
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<p>Portsea sales have neared $1 million.</p>
<p>The Portsea boatshed was sold for close to $1 million <a href="/news/portsea-boatshed-sells-for-just-shy-of-1-million">by the Boykett family</a>.</p>
<p>Changing hands for the first time in almost 70 years, boatshed 17 Fisherman’s Bend Foreshore had been listed with an asking range of $910,000 and $1 million in mid-2018.</p>
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<p>Kay &amp; Burton secured <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-portsea-129683114" target="_blank">the sale of the boatshed</a>, which is not connected to power or water.</p>
<p>The buyers were local holidaymakers.</p>
<p>The last Fisherman’s Beach sale by Kay &amp; Burton was in 1991.</p>
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<p>The last confirmed record price was when Portsea boat shed 23 fetched a record $615,000 in late 2015.</p>
<p>Set at the foot of the track to Shelley Beach it had been tightly held for over four decades.</p>
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<p>A Portsea boatshed has been sold for close to $1 million by the Boykett family.</p>
<p>Changing hands for the first time in almost 70 years, boatshed 17 Fisherman’s Bend Foreshore had been listed with an asking range of $910,000 and $1 million.</p>
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<p>Kay &amp; Burton secured <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-portsea-129683114" target="_blank">the sale of the boatshed</a>, which is not connected to power or water.</p>
<p>The buyers were local holidaymakers.</p>
<p>The last Fisherman’s Beach sale by Kay &amp; Burton was in 1991.</p>
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<p>The last confirmed record price was when Portsea boat shed 23 fetched a record $615,000 in late 2015.</p>
<p>Set at the foot of the track to Shelley Beach it had been tightly held for over four decades.</p>
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Portsea boatshed sells for just shy of $1 million

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<p>Melbourne secured the nation's strongest weekend auction success rate which included a record $337,000 auction price for a Brighton beach bathing box.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-128010046" target="_blank">Bathing box 76B</a> was a “surprise” purchase for his family by a grandfather of 10.</p>
<p>The red and white striped bathing box sold along with the neighbouring box, another recently built by the Bayside council, No. 76C, which sold for $320,000.</p>
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<p>“(This is for) my children and 10 grandchildren. We’ll spend weekends here.</p>
<p>“There’s no better place than this," he told the Herald Sun.</p>
<p>Both offerings, about 6mx4m in size, had reserves of $290,000. </p>
<p>Auctioneer Nick Johnstone said both required to pay GST on top of the purchase prices.</p>
<p>The previous highest reported price for Dendy Street beach was $326,000, achieved by box 85, which Johnstone sold just before Christmas in 2016.</p>
<p>Box 60 sold for an undisclosed figure above $330,000 in 2017. </p>
<p>The council has built and auctioned one or two boxes a year since 2013 as part of a project to fill in gaps between the existing ones and raise money to better the beach.</p>
<p>Only Bayside residents and ratepayers can purchase the Brighton sand shacks.</p>
<p>Melbourne's top notified sale was at Mount Eliza at $3.59 million.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-127979866" target="_blank">four bedroom 1928 bungalow,</a> set on 1250sqm, above the Moondah Beach bathing boxes , had been held for three generations.</p>
<p>Its stately lounge room came with intact period details that include decorative timber panelling and rarely encountered ceiling molds depicting native wildlife.</p>
<p>The home at 6 Kunyung Road was listed with $2.5 million to $2.75 million price guidance through Vicki Sayers at RT Edgar.</p>
<p>Its price guidance was based on three 2018 sales on the clifftop location. </p>
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<p>It did not come with a bathing box.</p>
<p>Melbourne saw an increase in clearance rate and volumes with a total of 1,326 Melbourne homes taken to weekend auction returning a preliminary clearance rate of 65.5 per cent, up on the 63.6 per cent last week when a lower 914 auctions were held.<br><br>The sales included a record price at Cranbourne North.</p>
<div>Tulliallan, the Georgian-style mansion at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-cranbourne+north-127922766" target="_blank">160 Wheelers Park Drive</a> fetched $2.35 million when sold to a Narre Warren South family.</div>
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<div>There had been $1.8 million to $1.98 million price guidance for the six-bedroom, five-bathroom residence on 3200sq m of parklike grounds.</div>
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<div>Melbourne's cheapest result was <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-vic-essendon+north-127980890" target="_blank">11/3 Royal Av, Essendon North</a> which fetched $215,000.</div>
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<div>The price guide had been $200,000 to $220,000 for the recent $210 a week studio rental.</div>
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<div>It last sold at $150,000 in 2006.</div>
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<div>It was not the cheapest across the nation as there was a $185,000 sale in Adelaide.</div>
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<div>The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/1-desmond-rd-hackham-sa-5163" target="_blank">1 Desmond Rd, Hackham</a> offering has previously traded at $215,000 in 2009.</div>
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<p>The double brick Hackham home was marketed as being in very average condition, so there was opportunity to either renovate or knock the house over and build two properties.</p>
<p>Nationally the number of homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities rose this week, with a total of 2,539 held, according to Corelogic.</p>
<p>The higher volumes returned a preliminary clearance rate of 62.5 per cent. Last week, there were 1,799 capital city auctions returning a 62.2 per cent final clearance rate.</p>
<p>More homes in Sydney went to auction this week at 805 compared to 551 last week.</p>
<p>Sydney's cheapest sale was $366,000 at Lakemba.</p>
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<p>The two bedroom <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-lakemba-128009818" target="_blank">2/61 Colin Street </a><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-lakemba-128009818" target="_blank">ground floor unit</a> had traded at $299,000 in 2005.</p>
<div>As volumes rose across Sydney this week, the preliminary clearance rate dropped below 60 per cent for the first time since the first week of February.</div>
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<div>The preliminary clearance rate showed 59.8 per cent, however this will likely revise lower as unreported results are finalised.</div>
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<div>Some 74 offerings were withdrawn from Sydney auction.</div>
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<div>They included a Canada Bay property associated with the family of the bankrupted property developer Salim Mehajer which was pulled from weekend auction.
<p>The family’s Canada Bay investment property site has a rundown 1970s home at <a href="http://www.timerealty.com.au/1P0567" target="_blank">555 Lyons Road West.</a></p>
<p>The auction sign had “withdrawn” slapped across the sign.</p>
<p>Canada Bay Council had rejected Mehajer’s plans.</p>
<p>Channel 7 reported the inner-west plot was bought in 2015 for $1.4million but revised plans to build a multi-storey home with views over the Parramatta River failed to proceed after 22 neighbours in total objected to the development application.<br><br>“We’ve had an offer, but it wouldn’t be accepted,” Century 21s Fay Petrou told The Sunday Telegraph.</p>
<p>The property developer and former deputy mayor of defunct Auburn council rose to prominence in 2015 for his lavish wedding to now ex-wife Aysha.</p>
<p>The weakest Sydney region was Blacktown at 22 percent.</p>
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<div>Canberra's top sale was secured pre-auction when $2.2 million was paid for <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-act-narrabundah-128039250" target="_blank">58 Sprent Street, Narrabundah</a>
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<div>Canberra returned a lower 64 percent clearance rate.</div>
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<div>Brisbane's top sale was also a pre-auction result.</div>
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<div>The renovated and extended 1900 Queenslander style home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/115-elizabeth-st-toowong-qld-4066" target="_blank">115 Elizabeth Street, Toowong</a> sold at $1,715,000 through Adcock Prestige.</div>
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Brighton bathing box, plus Cranbourne North sales among weekend auction records

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<p>Brighton had its first beach box auction of the year yesterday when the baby-blue and white Bathing Box 26 had $340,000 hopes.</p>
<p>The listing came soon after No. 60 (above and below) fetched $340,000 late last year. </p>
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<p>Buyers must live in the City of Bayside to be eligible to purchase one of the 80 or so Brighton’s bathing boxes.</p>
<p>No. 60 had come with a price guide of $270,000 to $297,000 late last year, and sold before its December 2 scheduled auction through Marshall White.</p>
<p>It topped the previous record, set in 2016 when a newly-built hut sold for $326,000.</p>
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Record hopes sunk as Brighton bathing box sale kicks off 2018 Melbourne auctions

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<p><span>Bathing boxes have a rich history in Melbourne. </span></p>
<p><span>Built in the 1890s to preserve bathers modesty, they have become increasingly valuable due to their scarcity, with fewer than 2,000 boxes in Victoria.</span></p>
<p>They are a tightly held asset with many bathing boxes retained by families and handed down over generations.</p>
<p>And with no additional bathing boxes likely to be ever built on the Mornington Peninsula, this ensures exclusivity.</p>
<p>Bathing box - sometimes known as boat sheds or beach boxes - values rarely go backwards. In the 1970's, the price of a Melbourne bathing box might have set you back $1,000. In the 90's they averaged $30,000. Currently they average $150,000 with the highest sale price in Portsea recently selling for over $600,000.</p>
<p>The record stands at $615,000 when a 20 sqm timber shed on Shelley Beach at Portsea sold at auction in 2015.</p>
<p>Sotheby's Peninsula's Rob Curtain is marketing another box on Shelley Beach with $600,000 price aspirations (below). Despite the price, it is being marketed by Curtain as the most affordable foreshore investment on the golden sands of Shelley Beach. It is 100 metres from the bottom steps of the car park at Hemston Ave. It is "ideal for families and friends to enjoy summer days and sunset dinners on the sand," though there is no power or water connected.</p>
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<p>2017 has certainly been another strong year for the beach box.</p>
<p>Records have fallen at Brighton, where earlier this month Box 60 sold for over $330,000, having expected to fetch between $270,000 and $297,000.</p>
<p>The yellow and blue striped box topped the record set late last year when a newly built box sold for $326,000.</p>
<p>There's a box at 76E which is hoping to take the record price. It has a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-126970182" target="_blank">price tag of $340,000.</a></p>
<p>There are more than just the boxes at the popular Dendy Beach in Brighton however.</p>
<p>Property Observer has listed 10 - five sales of bathing boxes across this year and five for sale.</p>
<p>SOLD</p>
<p>1. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-residential+land-vic-mornington-201305317" target="_blank">34 Shire Hall Beach</a>, Mornington - Sold price undisclosed</p>
<p>One of the most attractive bathing boxes (to an Aussie eye), sold at the beginning of the year (top and below)</p>
<p>The Shire Hall Beach box at Mornington, ablaze with the Australian stars and stripes, had been professionally painted.</p>
<p>Complete with skylight, the newly built box sits at the end of a row of just five boxes. It had been for sale at $85,000 plus for several years.</p>
<p>It comes complete with skylight.</p>
<p>It is positioned just steps from the car park that leads to Shire Hall Beach and walking distance to Mornington’s Main Street.</p>
<p>Fish and chips and shops are just a stroll away to take back to the beach box and enjoy the view.</p>
<p>It was next to the coral reef themed box which was auctioned off with the bidding hitting $150,000 last January.</p>
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<p>2. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-124770578" target="_blank">100 Earimil Beach South</a>, Mount Eliza - Sold $110,000</p>
<p>A box on Earimil Beach South in Mount Eliza comes with postcard views of the water from its quaint looking deck.</p>
<p>Meters from the waters edge, box 100 featured fully lined walls, selated timber floor boards and dual access, with double doors and the front and a single door on the side.</p>
<p>It was freshly painted before its sale.</p>
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<p>3. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-125513626" target="_blank">34 Ranelagh Beach, Mount Eliza</a> - Sold $155,000</p>
<p>A completely renovated bathing box on Mount Eliza's Ranelagh Beach is as private as they come.</p>
<p>With no neighbour within 80 metres either side of the box, it feels like its set on its own private part of the beach.</p>
<p>Sold with a vast 35 sqm space over two levels, (almost as big as my Sydney apartment), the box has an upper level bedroom.</p>
<p>It was sold fully furnished and complete with fixtures, fittings decorations and extensive water sports equipment.</p>
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<p>4. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-rye-126854538" target="_blank">6 Boat Shed, Rye</a> Sold $120,000. It was listed with price hopes of $100,000 to $110,000, but fetched $120,000 when sold pre-Christmas.</p>
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<p>It stands alone on a grassy part of the foreshore near Daly Avenue nestled amid trees.</p>
<p>It was recently renovated.</p>
<p>It was marketed as "a bright investment offering a lifestyle of family fun in the sun." </p>
<p>5. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-vic-chelsea-124716538" target="_blank">Beach Box 1010 Chelsea foreshore </a>Sold $67,500</p>
<p><span class="property-price property-info__price">Selling agent Luke Howard advised you had to be <span>a rate payer in the city of Kingston to buy on the Chelsea Foreshore. "For the lucky purchaser, gone are the days of carting chairs, umbrellas, boards, inflatables and everything else back and forward to the beach," he said.</span></span></p>
<p>FOR SALE </p>
<p>6. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-rosebud-122723310" target="_blank">97 Rosebud foreshore, Rosebud</a> $34,950 This was the cheapest on offer. It was listed this time last year at $39,500. It sold at $20,000 in 2009. It is set <span>in the middle of the Rosebud foreshore opposite the Rosebud Hotel.</span></p>
<p>7 <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/79-boatshed-rosebud-foreshore-rosebud-vic-3939-2012977539" target="_blank">79 Rosebud foreshore, Rosebud</a> $55,000 This was the next cheapest found. It needs a bit of work.</p>
<p>8. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-rosebud-127192426" target="_blank">176 Beach Box, Rosebud</a> $120,000 to $130,000 Agent Craig Leo will auction it Sunday 28 January. </p>
<div class="listingInfo rui-clearfix">9. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-studio-vic-mount+eliza-126409082" target="_blank">48 Beach Box, Moondah Beach, Mount Eliza</a>, $85,000-$93,000 </div>
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<div class="listingInfo rui-clearfix">10. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-126525766" target="_blank">64 Beach Box Ranelagh Beach, Mount Eliza</a> $145,000. Beach Box 64 on Ranelagh Beach comes with a view of the city lights over the bay and the bonus of space for car parking directly behind. The iconic Ranelagh Club is just a moments walk away. </div>
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<p>A Brighton Beach bathing box on the popular Dendy's Beach has sold for a record $330,000 plus.</p>
<p>It topped the previous record, set last year when a newly-built hut sold for $326,000.</p>
<p>Marshall White agent Barb Gregory secured the pre-auction sale of <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-brighton-126914706" target="_blank">Bathing Box 60</a>. It was expected to fetch between $270,000 and $297,000.</p>
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<p>On top of purchasing and maintenance costs, owners have to pay about $1650 each year in licensing fees and council rates.</p>
<p>The first box that traded at auction was in 1999 at $58,000.</p>
<p>Brighton houses have sold up to $22 million.</p>
<p>Listing agent Barb Gregory, once a proud owner of a $3200 beach box, regrets when she and her friends sold it a few years later.</p>
<p>There will no doubt be high hopes for <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-126970182" target="_blank">Bathing Box 76E</a> now, which goes to auction this weekend (below).</p>
<p>Its the second time the box has been listed in less than two years. It has $300,000 hopes for its weekend auction having last traded for $285,000 in January last year.</p>
<p>It was built by Bayside City Council in 2015.</p>
<p>Julian Augustini at Hodges Brighton has the listing.</p>
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Brighton bathing box edges record price

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<p>To own one of the Brighton Beach bathing boxes, you have to own a home in the Melbourne bayside suburb.</p>
<p>The 82 bathing boxes that line the beach surged in price last year, with a newly-built hut selling for $326,000 record.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-126914706" target="_blank">latest box 60 listing</a> (above and below) is expected to fetch between $270,000 and $297,000 at its December 3 auction with Marshall White agent Barb Gregory.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12.16px;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/po.images/2017/11/27/BBox60.jpg" alt=""></span></p>
<p>On top of purchasing and maintenance costs, owners have to pay about $1650 each year in licensing fees and council rates.</p>
<p>The first box that traded at auction was in 1999 at $58,000.</p>
<p>Brighton houses have sold up to $22 million.</p>
<p>Listing agent Barb Gregory, once a proud owner of a $3200 beach box, regrets when she and her friends sold it a few years later.</p>
<p>This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.</p>
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