<p>Design-led developer-builder Lowe Living has unveiled its latest residential development, Jardin House, marking its first foray into Melbourne's blue-chip City of Boroondara.</p>

<p>Located a short walk from Camberwell Junction, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/jardin-house-by-lowe-living-camberwell-335-camberwell-road-camberwell-vic-3124">Jardin House</a> has been designed to appeal to affluent local downsizers and established families seeking a low-maintenance alternative to the large homes that have long defined Camberwell and surrounding suburbs.</p>

<p>The project will comprise a collection of two and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 92 sqm to 280 sqm, alongside a limited number of penthouse residences featuring rooftop terraces spanning more than 100 sqm, with optional private pools.</p>

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<p>Lowe Living Co-Founder and Managing Director Tim Lowe said Camberwell represented a natural next step for the developer as it expands into some of Melbourne's most tightly held residential markets.</p>

<p>"Jardin House is an important project for our team as it marks the next evolution of our portfolio into different well-established blue-chip pockets of Melbourne," Lowe said.</p>

<p>"Camberwell, with its incredible walkability, family-led neighbourhood feel and superb access to education and transport, makes it a natural choice for us."</p>

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<p>Designed by Tristan Wong Architects, with interiors by Hecker Guthrie and landscaping by Acre, the development takes inspiration from the Art Deco architecture that remains a defining feature of many of Camberwell's established streets.</p>

<p>A curved facade, arched openings, textured brickwork and sculpted forms reference the suburb's architectural heritage, while extensive landscaping softens the building's presence and creates a strong connection to the surrounding tree-lined streetscape.</p>

<p>The project will be set behind a secure gated entrance, with residents arriving through landscaped gardens designed to create a transition between the public realm and private residences.</p>

<p>Inside, the residences feature natural stone and timber finishes, full-height glazing, Miele appliances and generous open-plan living areas designed for long-term owner occupation.</p>

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<p>While the apartments themselves have been designed to attract discerning owner-occupiers, it is the amenity offering that sets Jardin House apart from many other boutique projects currently launching across Melbourne.</p>

<p>The centrepiece is a 350 sqm private bathhouse curated in partnership with Aurora Spa &amp; Bathhouse founder Lyndall Mitchell.</p>

<p>The wellness precinct includes mineral pools, hydrotherapy experiences, a Himalayan salt room, sauna, steam room, cold plunge pools and dedicated relaxation spaces, creating what Lowe Living describes as a private wellness retreat exclusively for residents.</p>

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<p>The collaboration follows Lowe Living's recent partnership with Aurora at Maison Savoy in Brighton, although Jardin House is the first project to incorporate both indoor and outdoor wellness experiences.</p>

<p>Emma Lowe, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lowe Living, said wellness was becoming an increasingly important consideration for apartment buyers.</p>

<p>"Collaborating with Lyndall Mitchell from Aurora Spa &amp; Bathhouse for a second time is an intentional nod to creating residences that are more than just homes, but a way to enrich the lives of our residents through wellness and longevity," Lowe said.</p>

<p>The amenity offering is complemented by a Technogym fitness studio, residents' lounge, private dining spaces and concierge services.</p>

<p>The launch comes as developers increasingly target Melbourne's established eastern suburbs, where rising land values, ageing housing stock and growing downsizer demand are creating opportunities for boutique apartment projects.</p>

<p>Lowe said the company expects significant generational wealth transfer across suburbs such as Camberwell in coming years, creating further demand for luxury apartment living.</p>

<p>"Camberwell is a blue-chip suburb where homes regularly transact for multiple millions of dollars," he said.</p>

<p>"The generational change of wealth in these locations expected in the coming years is significant, so we see an opportunity to create exclusive residences that appeal to older families and downsizers in order to meet this demand."</p>

<p>Apartments at Jardin house start from $1,195,000. The project forms part of Lowe Living's near-$1 billion portfolio of new developments across Melbourne.</p>

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Lowe Living launches Jardin House in Camberwell

<p>As <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/north-sydney-nsw-2060">North Sydney</a> continues its transition from a commercial centre into a more layered residential and lifestyle precinct, a new generation of apartment developments is reshaping expectations around scale, amenity, and long-term liveability.</p>

<p>Improved transport connections through the Victoria Cross Metro, continued investment in dining and public spaces, and a constrained supply of new luxury apartments have sharpened demand for homes that combine proximity to the CBD with the privacy and outlook traditionally associated with harbourside houses.</p>

<p>At 177 Walker Street, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/aland">ALAND</a>’s new apartment development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-walden-north-sydney-177-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The Walden</a> enters the market with a distinctly residential approach to high-rise living. The 30-level tower will deliver 161 residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to sub-penthouses and a full-floor penthouse, all oriented to capture uninterrupted views across Sydney Harbour, the Opera House, and out toward the Pacific Ocean.</p>

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<p>Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a>, the project takes advantage of the site’s natural topography and elevated position above the harbour. Rather than relying on density alone, the architecture focuses on outlook, orientation, and spatial flow, with every apartment occupying a corner position to maximise natural light and cross ventilation.</p>

<p>Rothelowman says the site itself shaped much of the architectural response.</p>

<p>“The site has a long history in terms of its inevitable transformation and when we came in, we took inspiration from the idea of reestablishing a sense of the site’s natural terrain and fall. Our scheme aims to integrate with the terrain and the landscape, using the undulating site to slowly reveal glimpses and views of the harbour. The rotation of the tower off grid means every apartment has a view and is naturally cross ventilated. The building's colour palette is quintessentially Sydney, with bronze and sandstone and a luminescent green colour in the glass, making it very earthy and grounded in its location.”</p>

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<p>Inside the residences, the emphasis moves toward larger-format living typically associated with standalone homes. Kitchens sit at the centre of the apartments, connecting directly to open-plan dining and living areas before extending outward into expansive winter gardens and balconies. Calacatta marble, bespoke joinery, integrated appliances, and custom metal detailing are used throughout, while three distinct interior palettes, Terrace, Opera, and Harbour, allow buyers to personalise the spaces without compromising the architectural consistency of the project.</p>

<p>The larger residences place particular attention on separation between entertaining and private zones. In many apartments, master suites occupy the outer corners of the floorplates, allowing bedrooms to benefit from floor-to-ceiling glazing and harbour outlooks independent of the living spaces. Dressing rooms and ensuites continue the material palette through fluted detailing, freestanding baths, and layered stone finishes.</p>

<p>Rothelowman says the design intent centred on creating homes that feel enduring rather than transient.</p>

<p>“Our philosophy is all about the way people live in these spaces, and we wanted to create homes that reflect the quality of life in this unique Sydney location. The apartments showcase expansive living spaces that are generous, sophisticated, and bold, with the ability to connect with views throughout each apartment.”</p>

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<p>A separate four-storey amenity building known as The Pavilion expands the residential offering beyond the apartments themselves. Positioned alongside the tower, the building consolidates wellness, recreation, and social spaces into a dedicated resident retreat. Facilities include a 20-metre rooftop pool and sundeck, sauna, spa, ice bath, wellness studio, gymnasium, concierge service, wine cellar, residents’ lounge, private dining spaces, and dedicated co-working areas with meeting rooms and boardroom facilities.</p>

<p>The amenity mix reflects the buyer profile emerging in North Sydney, where owner-occupiers and downsizers are increasingly prioritising convenience, apartment scale, and long-term usability over purely investment-driven decisions.</p>

<p>The Walden also represents a significant milestone for ALAND, marking the company’s first major move into Sydney’s inner-city luxury apartment market after more than two decades delivering large-scale residential communities across Greater Sydney. Founder Andrew Hrsto says the Walker Street site stood apart because of both its positioning and its rarity.</p>

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<p>“As a company, we had been searching for a site in one of Sydney’s blue-chip locations, spanning the Eastern Suburbs, the Sydney CBD and the North Shore, and when we had the opportunity to purchase this site, we immediately recognised that it could be something iconic.”</p>

<p>At launch, The Walden recorded more than $103 million in sales, with buyers drawn to the project’s harbour positioning, apartment scale, and proximity to the Metro, which now connects North Sydney to Barangaroo in three minutes and Martin Place in five.</p>

<p>ALAND has commenced construction, and is expecting a completion date in 2028.</p>

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<p>The ACT will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to abolish stamp duty for all first home buyers, with no income caps and no property price thresholds from 1 July.</p>

<p>The move, announced as part of the ACT Budget, completes a key election commitment from the Barr Government and removes what Chief Minister Andrew Barr described as one of the biggest barriers to entering the housing market. The reform forms part of the ACT's long-running transition away from transaction taxes and towards a broader-based property tax system.</p>

<p>"This budget marks a major milestone in our long-term tax reform program," Barr said, adding that the government had maintained a sustained focus on removing barriers to home ownership. He said stamp duty had long been one of the largest upfront hurdles facing buyers and that from July, "that barrier is gone" for first home buyers in the Territory.</p>

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<p>The changes come alongside a range of measures designed to encourage new housing supply, including support for the delivery of so-called "missing middle" housing such as terraces, townhouses and low-rise multi-unit developments.</p>

<p>The announcement has renewed debate around whether the ACT's approach could provide a blueprint for improving housing affordability nationally.</p>

<p>New research from OurTop10.com.au, conducted by Primara Research, suggests the Territory's decade-long reform agenda has produced outcomes unmatched elsewhere in Australia.</p>

<p>While stamp duty costs have increased by an average 67 per cent nationally over the past decade, the ACT has recorded growth of just 15 per cent, the lowest increase of any jurisdiction.</p>

<p>The Territory has also emerged as one of the strongest performers on housing delivery. Based on population-weighted housing targets, the ACT is sitting less than one per cent behind its target. Victoria is the next closest at seven per cent behind, while the national average sits 25 per cent below target. New South Wales is tracking 39 per cent behind.</p>

<p>The latest reform removes one of the final barriers facing first home buyers in Canberra.</p>

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<p>The average Australian home buyer currently pays $61,714 in stamp duty. In the ACT, that figure is $38,399 despite the Territory having the third-highest median house price in the country.</p>

<p>Until now, the ACT's first home buyer concession scheme only applied to purchases up to $1.02 million, around $51,000 below Canberra's median house price of $1.071 million. In practical terms, many first home buyers were unable to access the median-priced home without losing the concession.</p>

<p>From July, those restrictions disappear.</p>

<p>Every first home buyer in the ACT will pay no stamp duty, regardless of income or purchase price.</p>

<p>Canberra remains one of Australia's most expensive housing markets, with dwelling values increasing 82 per cent over the past decade. However, that growth ranks only 11th among Australia's 15 major housing markets, suggesting affordability pressures have been less severe than in many other parts of the country.</p>

<p>Simon Ma, CEO of OurTop10.com.au, said the latest reforms recognise that many first home buyers have simply outgrown thresholds set years ago.</p>

<p>"Many first home buyers aren't just looking for a way onto the ladder, they want a home their family can actually live in," Ma said.</p>

<p>"In a market where the median house price is over a million dollars, a concession scheme that cuts out at $1.02 million was never going to get them there.</p>

<p>"Removing the ceiling entirely means ACT first home buyers can now pursue the home they actually want, rather than limiting themselves to a price point designed for a very different market."</p>

<p>Whether other states follow remains to be seen. But at a time when most jurisdictions are struggling to improve affordability while also increasing housing supply, the ACT has quietly become the national test case for both.</p>


15% stamp duty growth. Just 1% off the national housing target. Zero stamp duty for FHBs. Is the ACT the blueprint for the great Australian dream?

ACT abolishes stamp duty for first home buyers

<p>A rooftop pool and spa overlooking the Brisbane CBD, private dining spaces, expansive landscaped gardens and a residents' lounge are set to crown <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/callista-on-park-west-end-49-mollison-street-west-end-qld-4101">Callista on Park</a>, the final residential building within Brisbane's West Village precinct.</p>

<p>The rooftop amenity collection has been designed as an extension of the lifestyle already established throughout West Village, providing residents with a series of indoor and outdoor spaces that capitalise on the building's elevated position above West End.</p>

<p>A swimming pool and heated spa form the centrepiece of the rooftop offering, surrounded by landscaped gardens developed through a collaboration between developer Sekisui House and ASPECT Studios. The design incorporates expansive lawn areas surrounded by English garden-inspired planting.</p>

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<p>Residents will also have access to two barbecue and outdoor dining areas positioned to take advantage of views across Brisbane's skyline, neighbouring Mollison Park, and the surrounding inner-city landscape.</p>

<p>For larger gatherings, the rooftop includes a private dining room centred around a substantial stone island bench, complete with a full kitchen and a 10-seat dining table set beneath four-metre-high ceilings. The space has been designed to overlook both the rooftop gardens and the Brisbane CBD skyline.</p>

<p>A separate residents' lounge provides an additional indoor retreat connected to the broader rooftop amenity offering, creating another space for residents to work, relax or entertain guests.</p>

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<p>The attention to detail extends beyond the rooftop.</p>

<p>Upon arrival, residents will enter through a lobby featuring a bespoke ceiling light installation developed in collaboration between Sekisui House and Alcorn Middleton Architecture. The arrival experience is complemented by private resident mailboxes and carefully considered interior finishes designed to reflect the premium positioning of the building.</p>

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<p>The amenity offering forms part of Callista on Park, the final residential release within the decade-long transformation of the former Peters Ice Cream Factory site into West Village, one of Brisbane's most established mixed-use communities.</p>

<p>Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> and being delivered by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/hutchinson-builders">Hutchinson Builders</a>, Callista represents the most premium residential offering within the masterplanned precinct.</p>

<p>Construction is now entering its final stages, with scaffolding beginning to come down and completion expected in the first quarter of 2027.</p>

<p>Prices for the three-bedroom plus MPR apartments start from just over $2.6 million.</p>

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<p>Callista will mark the final opportunity to purchase within West Village, where residents have direct access to more than 35 retail, dining, wellness and medical operators including Harris Farm Markets, Woolworths, Function Well and Goodlife Health Clubs, Metro Arts, and a growing collection of restaurants and cafés.</p>

<p>Located just 800 metres from the Brisbane CBD, the precinct also places residents within walking distance of South Bank, West End's dining scene, riverfront parklands and major public transport connections.</p>

<p>For Sekisui House, which has delivered more than two million homes globally, Callista serves as the concluding piece of the West Village masterplan, bringing together the precinct's heritage character, parkland setting and emphasis on walkability in a final collection of larger-format residences.</p>

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Rooftop pool, private dining and skyline gardens to crown West Village's final apartment release, Callista on Park

<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/wahroonga-nsw-2076">Wahroonga</a>’s enduring appeal has long been tied to its balance of bushland, established amenity, and access to some of Sydney’s most respected education and healthcare institutions.</p>

<p>Along Fox Valley Road, that combination is becoming increasingly sought after by buyers looking to remain connected to the Upper North Shore lifestyle while prioritising walkability, wellbeing, and convenience.</p>

<p>Developer Capital Corporation's initial vision of a 62-hectare site on Fox Valley Road was that they could create their own walkable community, bordered by&nbsp;more than 25 hectares of bushland and adjoining Coups Creek.</p>

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<p><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> draws directly on the area’s natural landscape, with walking trails and green corridors linking into sections of Lane Cove National Park. The surrounding network of bushwalks, cycling tracks, and reserves reinforces the suburb’s long-standing reputation as one of Sydney’s most nature-oriented residential pockets, while still maintaining close ties to village retail and transport infrastructure.</p>

<p>The address places residents within minutes of Wahroonga and Turramurra villages, where cafés, local grocers, boutiques, and everyday services support a highly localised lifestyle. Popular nearby venues including The Fox Café and Breeze Valley Café provide easy options for morning coffee or casual dining, while longstanding retailers such as IGA Wahroonga Fresh and Novella Fine Books continue to anchor the area’s village character.</p>

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<p>Healthcare access remains one of the defining locational advantages of the estate. Sydney Adventist Hospital, known locally as The San, sits directly adjacent and is one of the largest and most respected private hospitals in New South Wales. The hospital precinct incorporates specialist medical services, radiology, physiotherapy, and outpatient care, contributing to growing buyer demand from downsizers and owner-occupiers seeking long-term convenience and peace of mind.</p>

<p>Research commissioned by Capital Corporation found that health and wellbeing considerations are increasingly influencing downsizing decisions, particularly among buyers wanting to remain within familiar neighbourhoods while accessing medical infrastructure more easily.</p>

<p>Education has also historically underpinned demand across Wahroonga and the broader Upper North Shore. The estate sits close to several of Sydney’s leading private and independent schools, including Knox Grammar, Abbotsleigh, Barker College, Pymble Ladies’ College, Ravenswood School for Girls, and Loreto Normanhurst. Co-educational options including Wahroonga Adventist School and Sydney Adventist School further strengthen the area’s appeal to established families looking for long-term schooling pathways within a tightly held catchment.</p>

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<p>Transport connectivity supports the suburb’s liveability without compromising its quieter residential character. Wahroonga and Turramurra train stations provide direct rail access into the Sydney CBD, while the nearby Pacific Highway and M1 motorway strengthen links across the North Shore and broader metropolitan area. At the same time, the heavily treed streetscape and low-density character continue to distinguish the precinct from more urbanised parts of Sydney.</p>

<p>The Residences at Wahroonga Estate forms the first stage of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/capital-corporation">Capital Corporation</a>’s broader masterplanned vision for the precinct, delivered alongside the Seventh-day Adventist Church.</p>

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<p>Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/group-gsa">GroupGSA</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/coco-republic-interior-design">Coco Republic</a>, the development integrates landscaped communal spaces including a pet-friendly Green Spine, resident lounge, BBQ pavilion, and direct bushland access, reinforcing the project’s focus on outdoor connection and community-based living.</p>

<p>Now under construction by Gold Star iCIRT-rated builder <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/dasco-australia">DASCO</a>, The Residences at Wahroonga Estate will deliver a collection of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments priced from $990,000, with completion anticipated in 2027.</p>

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Capital Corporation to cater to Upper North Shore downsizers by creating walkable community at The Residences at Wahroonga Estate

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<p>It fetched $4,612,000.</p>
<p>The former couple, whose split emerged in the Sunday Telegraph just a few weeks ago, were seeking between $4 million and $4.4 million.</p>
<p>Steve and Rose had been together for 11 years before Sydney Confidential confirmed last month they had gone their separate ways.</p>
<p>In happier times the two news readers paid $2.55 million for the home after trading up from their former Coogee property, the one they bought upon leaving Melbourne in 2008.</p>
<div>Initially they bought a three-bedroom home but upgraded in 2011, paying $2.55 million.</div>
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<div>Upon their move to the Vanuatu in 2016 with their two daughter Isabella and Francesca, the Coogee home became a $3500-a-week rental.</div>
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<div>The<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-coogee-127872698" target="_blank"> contemporary three-level home</a> at the southern end of the beach has four bedrooms as well as a separate studio room above the garage. </div>
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<div>The master retreat spans the whole top floor and comes with an ensuite, dressing room and terrace with views of the ocean.</div>
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<div>Ballard Property Group Double Bay agents James Ball and Shane Scicluna secured the sale.</div>
<p>There's no sign of Jacobs returning anytime soon, with the parents focus now solely on their children.</p>
<p>Jacobs recently took the girls out on a fishing trip in the crystal blue waters.</p>
<p>Accompany an Instagram photo of a fishing boat, Jacobs wrote "W<span>e are off to explore a private island to look for coconut crabs. Kids are so excited."</span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/thetodayshow/"><br></a></p>
<div>Jacobs managed to renegotiate his work schedule to become a part-time member of the Today Show. It's just a three hour flight between Sydney and the South Pacific Island.</div>
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Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs sells in Coogee

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<p>Aussie rock icon Suze DeMarchi, who fronted the band Baby Animals, is selling her Coogee home.</p>
<p>The Perth born musician bought the home after returning to Australia while married to the Aerosmith guitarist Nuno Bettencourt from the United States.</p>
<p>The plan was for Bettencourt to follow DeMarchi and their two children to Australia, however the plan never materialized with his ongoing tour commitments.</p>
<p>She paid $1,265,000 for the home at the south end of Coogee Beach in 2011.</p>
<p>The dual level family home with potential for an attic level conversion has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.</p>
<p>There's a living area on each level. The lower level space, open plan with the kitchen, flows to a private entertaininer's deck and level lawn. </p>
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<p>The Agency's agent Bethwyn Richards, who sold the home to DeMarchi when she was with McGrath, is marketing the home for an April 7 auction.</p>
<p>It's been renovated extensively since DeMarchi's purchase seven years ago.</p>
<p>DeMarchi previously spent three years building a house in Massachussetts in the fishing village of Magnolia.</p>
<p>Home has always been important to DeMarchi. It was the name of her 2015 solo album.</p>
<p>Home is also tattoo'd on her wrist.</p>
<p>DeMarchi began her career as a solo singer in the 1980s having moved to London.</p>
<p>She signed to EMI and released three singles as a pop star before returning to Australia to form Baby Animals with fellow WA musicians in 1989.</p>
<p>After creating two albums, which were first then second in the Australia album charts, the group split up in 1994.</p>
<p>The Baby Animals re-formed in 2007.</p>
<p>They have toured regularly since.</p>
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<div>The former Today Show weather presenter Steve Jacobs and wife, Rose, are selling their matrimonial Coogee home.</div>
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<div>Ballard Property Group Double Bay agents James Ball and Shane Scicluna have set an April 7 auction. </div>
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<div>The price guidance is $4 million to $4.4 million.</div>
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<div>The couple have been based in Vanuatu with their two daughters, Isabella and Francesca since 2016.</div>
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<div>Rose told news.com.au that Vanuatu wasn’t a flip of the coin choice because they fell in love with the people and the pace. </div>
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<div>The move reportedly followed a  heart-to-heart conversation about what the couple wanted for their girls. Rose noted their kids were “obsessed with iPads, sugar, any type of Frozen paraphernalia and on a weekend when the sun was shining and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world were right at the end of our street, they instead had begged to stay home and watch TV.”</div>
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<div>A three-hour flight time from Vanuatu to Sydney meant Steve managed to renegotiate his work schedule.</div>
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<div>He had been fulltime in the Monday to Friday Today team for 12 years.</div>
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<div>Jacobs’ Instagram has been flooded with pictures of Isabella and Francesca loving life on the island with their seeming major concern being adverse weather conditions.</div>
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<div>They recently had to put up their cyclone shutters as cyclone Hola passed the island earlier this month.</div>
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<div>But Sydney Confidential reported in The Sunday Telegraph that after 11 years together and seven years of marriage, the couple have separated.</div>
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<div>Coogee was the suburb they moved to after deciding to relocate to Sydney from chilly Melbourne in 2008.</div>
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<br><div>Initially they bought a three-bedroom home but upgraded in 2011, paying $2.55 million.</div>
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<div>Upon their move to the South Pacific island, the Coogee home became a $3500-a-week rental.</div>
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<div>The contemporary three-level beach house at the southern end of the beach has four bedrooms as well as a separate studio room above the garage. </div>
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<div>The master retreat spans the whole top floor and comes with an ensuite, dressing room and terrace with views of the ocean.</div>
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<div>This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.</div>
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Weatherman Steve Jacobs lists in Coogee

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<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="271">Perth restaurateur Nic Trimboli and property developer Adrian Fini have bought the historic Coogee Hotel.</p>
<p>The 118 year old premises were bought from Main Roads WA for $2.3 million.</p>
<p>They intend to<span> embark on a restaurant venture at the 6660 sqm site.</span></p>
<p>When the WA State Government bought the Coogee Hotel in 1981, it intended to pull it down and build a road through the site.</p>
<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="287">The hotel, <span>located in Coogee, seven kilometres south of Fremantle, </span>was built around 1899 by local identity Walter Powell.</p>
<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="287">It became known as “the honeymooners’ hotel” because it was popular with newlyweds for its gardens and proximity to the beach. <span>Powell died in 1923, and in 1927 the Coogee Hotel was closed after the De-Licencing Board decided there were too many hotels in the area. </span>The hotel became an orphanage which closed in 1969.</p>
<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="287">It was heritage-listed in 2001 and the restored as part of the State Government’s $4 million Revolving Fund, a scheme to reactivate languishing publicly owned heritage buildings.</p>
<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="287">The <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/371-cockburn-road-coogee-wa-6166-2013155744" target="_blank">heritage hotel offering </a>listed for sale at $2.4 million<span> has a lettable area of 400sq m</span>.</p>
<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="287">The nearby <span>Woodman Point Recreation Reserve attracts 350,000-500,000 visitors per year.</span></p>
<p class="css-ta2jen" data-reactid="287"><span><span>Trimboli and Fini, who are also co-founders of Little Creatures brewery, hope to complete their plans for the Cockburn Road property by mid-2018.</span></span></p>
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Trimboli and Fini secure the historic Perth honeymoon hotel, the Coogee

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<p>The former modern pentathlete Kitty Chiller, who recently stepped down as the Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic team, is off to Melbourne.</p>
<p>So her <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-coogee-422521790" target="_blank">Coogee townhouse</a> had been put up for $1,350 a week rental - and snapped up in very quick time.</p>
<p>Chiller is returning to Melbourne having been named the CEO of Gymnastics Australia, the national governing body for gymnastics.</p>
<p>It was Chiller and former Australia Olympic Committee media director Mike Tancred who were caught up in workplace rivalry issues that emerged from within the AOC earlier this year.</p>
<p>Am independent review described the workplace culture at the AOC as "toxic". </p>
<p>Tancred too has departed the organisation, selling his Mosman apartment, as he sought out his long-planned Lennox Head seachange.</p>
<p>His top-floor offering sold in October through Belle Property agent Sandro Petrini for $1,468,000, having sought $1.3 million plus. </p>
<p>Tancred, who had accumulated Lennox Head property while he served 18 years at the Australia Olympic Committee, said he was off to ride his bike, play some golf and swim, "and then I will make up my mind on what consultancy work I will do".</p>
<p>Chiller's Coogee townhouse cost $1.15 million in 2013, shortly after she was named as the Chef de Mission for the 2016 Australian team at the Rio Olympics.</p>
<p>She was the first female to hold the role for Australia.</p>
<p>Born in Melbourne, Chiller was a 12 time modern pentathlon champion during her time at the University of Melbourne.</p>
<p>She was ranked number one in the world for three years from 1996 and finished 14th in the event at the 2000 Summer Olympics before retiring.</p>
<p>Set back off the beach near the eastern suburbs tennis club, the two level townhouse (above and below) has three bedrooms, each with their own private balcony.</p>
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<p>Tom Stewart at Home Estate Agents Bronte secured the tenant.</p>
<p>Chiller bought the home when the median price in Coogee hovered around $1.5 million. It now sits at closer to $2.6 million.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Chiller, who still an executive member of the Australian Olympic Committee, handed over the chef de mission role for Tokyo 2020 to Winter Olympics veteran official Ian Chesterman.</p>
<p><em>This article was first published in the</em> Saturday Daily Telegraph.</p>
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Melbourne bound former Olympian Kitty Chiller leases Coogee townhouse

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<p>The recently married Sydney Swan Sam Reid has sold his Coogee penthouse before its scheduled recent auction.</p>
<p>Reid, who moved down to a four bedroom house in South Coogee in 2014, paid $960,000 for the apartment in 2012.</p>
<p>Its been a rental at around $1,000 a week since. </p>
<p>Set in a block of five, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-coogee-126558014" target="_blank">the top floor apartment</a> spans 108 sqm and has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.</p>
<p>The living and dining area flows to a wrap around terrace with views out to Wedding Cake Island.</p>
<p>Two of the bedrooms open to a rear balcony.</p>
<p>Belle Property Bondi Junction agent Daniel Gillespie sold the property.</p>
<p>Reid was drafted to Sydney in 2009 and has recently signed a new four year deal with the Swans.</p>
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Swan Sam Reid sells Coogee penthouse pre-auction 

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<p>Champion horse trainer David Hayes and wife Prue have bought a Sydney bolthole — a Coogee garden apartment.</p>
<p>The Toorak-based couple, who were Adelaide born, have just spent $2.3 million on the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-coogee-125514210" target="_blank">three bedroom offering</a>.</p>
<p>It is just a couple of hundred metres from the beach, and not far from his satellite stable at ­Randwick.</p>
<p>Set in the boutique complex of eight, the 350sq m apartment has an open plan lounge and dining area that lead to a large terrace and lawn.</p>
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<p>Purplebricks agent Dean ­Emerson initially sought $2.35 million at its unsuccessful June auction.</p>
<p id="U631711551126NWE">The unit, built in 2013, had previously been a $1350 a week rental.<span style="font-size: 12.16px;"> </span></p>
<p>Hayes is the son of legendary Australia Racing Hall of Fame trainer, the late Colin Hayes.</p>
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<p>From his Flemington stables, David Hayes, who became the youngest member in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2008, has secured $9 million in prize money in the 2017-18 racing season. He bagged $19 million the previous year.</p>
<p>His reputation was further ­enhanced last weekend after the triumph of his long-shot Boom Time in the Caulfield Cup.</p>
<p>What a life!<br>It was his third Caulfield Cup, this one trained with son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, who became the third generation of the Hayes family to lift the cup.</p>
<p>David and his father Colin won the race with How Now in 1976. The family is now prepping Boom Time for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Speaking to Fox Sports, rival trainer Gai Waterhouse said “crazier things have happened” when referring to Boom Time’s chances on Tuesday. Hayes is also taking stablemate Ventura Storm to the race that stops the nation.</p>
<p>He has trained nearly 100 Group One winners, including winners in the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate and Golden Slipper.</p>
<p>Hayes isn’t the only horse racing enthusiast buying.</p>
<p>Owner and breeder Peter Horwitz has recently traded up in Mosman, spending $8.2 million on a four ­bedroom Vincent Squillace-designed home.</p>
<p>It was the home of former Netscape Australasia boss Clive Mayhew-Begg and his wife Eriko Kinoshita.</p>
<p>Horwitz is still to sell his Balmoral Slopes home which has $7.5 million to $8 million hopes through McGrath.</p>
<p>Earlier this year Godolophin head trainer James Cummings, who replaced John O’Shea in May, bought a Malabar home with wife Monica Barrera-­Cummings.</p>
<p>They paid $3.7 million.</p>
<p>This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.</p>
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Legendary horse trainer David Hayes buys in Coogee

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<p>Sydney spearhead Sam Reid has listed his redundant Coogee penthouse having moved down to South Coogee a few years ago.</p>
<p>The forward, who has just signed a new four year deal with the Swans, paid $960,000 for the apartment in 2012.</p>
<p>Crowning a boutique block of five, the 108 square metre apartment has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.</p>
<p>Two of the bedrooms open to a rear balcony.</p>
<p>The living and dining area flows to a wrap around terrace with views out to Wedding Cake Island.</p>
<p>Belle Property Bondi Junction agent Daniel Gillespie has an October 29 auction.</p>
<p>Reid put the apartment up for rent when he paid $1.65 million for a four bedroom freestanding home in South Coogee in 2014.</p>
<p>It was listed at around $1,000 a week.</p>
<p>Reid was drafted to Sydney in the 2009 Draft. </p>
<p>He became a third generation footballer at AFL/VFL level. His grandfather Bruce Reid Snr played for Footscray while father Bruce Reid Jnr played for Footscray and Carlton.</p>
<p>Reid is also the younger brother of Collingwood premiership player Ben Reid.</p>
<p>A consistent starter in 2011, Reid only missed one game and was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award.</p>
<p>He was part of the Swans' Premiership winning side - kicking a goal in the Grand Final victory over the Hawks.</p>
<p><em>This article first appeared in </em>The Sunday Telegraph.</p>
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Swan Sam Reid lists redundant Coogee penthouse

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<p class="p1">A commercial building at Sydney’s Coogee beach has sold for $20 million.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">The freehold at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-hotel+leisure-nsw-coogee-502461010" target="_blank">186-188 Arden Street</a> has multiple tenancies within walking distance to all amenities.</p>
<p class="p1">The ground floor is leased to fast-food giant McDonalds, and the total net income is nearly $800,000 pa.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">The vendor was Shankman Holdings Australia Pty Ltd.</p>
<p class="p1">The selling agents were Jerry Leis and Allan Levy of Metro Commercial.</p>
<p class="p1">The building has the possibility to suit other uses ranging from existing commercial to residential subject to council approval.</p>
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Coogee property with McDonald's as a tenant sells for $20 million

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<p>Following their decision to up sticks and move to Vanuatu last year, Today Show weatherman Steve Jacobs and wife Rose have leased their contemporary Coogee mansion.</p>
<p>They asked for $3,500 a week for the modern home that cost them $2.55 million in 2011, which reflects a strong 8.6 percent yield.</p>
<p>The marketing through Ballard Property Group Double Bay agent Helena Colnaric suggested it would suit families.</p>
<p>A 12 month lease was preferred.</p>
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<p>Spanning three levels, the four bedroom home just 150 metres from the beach comes with an additional studio above the garage.</p>
<p>Indoor and outdoor living aplenty, the living and dining areas open to the outdoor entertaining area complete with a gas heated, salt water swimming pool.</p>
<p>There are light features from designers Adam Cruickshank and Christopher Boots.</p>
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<p>Steve left behind the chilly memories of Melbourne in 2008 with Rose, who had been Foxtel's Weather Channel presenter.</p>
<p>They entered the eastern suburbs market straight away, spending $1.35 million on a three bedroom home in Coogee.</p>
<p>They upgraded to their current home in 2011.</p>
<p>Now the couple are based in Vanuatu with their two daughters, Isabella and Francesca.</p>
<p>Rose told news.com.au that Vanuatu wasn't a flip of the coin choice as they fell in love with the people and the pace of Vanuatu.</p>
<p>A three hour flight from Vanuatu to Sydney meant Steve managed to renegotiate his work schedule.</p>
<p>The $3,500 a week tenant was similar to the asking price of comedian Tim Minchin's nearby Coogee home.</p>
<p>Initially Minchin, who paid $5,875,000 for the home last year, put his pad up for $3,750 a week, however that was reduced to $3,500.</p>
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