Apartment buyers in New South Wales are set to gain a decade of insurance-backed protection against major building defects, after the NSW Parliament passed the Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026.&nbsp;

The Bill establishes decennial defect insurance, known in the market as Latent Defects Insurance (LDI), as an alternative to the existing two-year strata building bond. It cleared the Legislative Council with amendments on Tuesday evening (August 4, 2026), with the Legislative Assembly agreeing to those amendments shortly after.

Under the reform, eligible developers can satisfy their statutory bond obligation by taking out an approved decennial-style policy that gives owners 10 years of cover for major structural defects from completion, claimable directly, without first having to pursue developers or builders through costly legal action.&nbsp;

The change forms the final tranche of amendments arising from the 2021 statutory review of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and related legislation.

Resilience Insurance, which originated the cover in Australia and has delivered it in NSW since 2022, welcomed the passage and credited the NSW Government for delivering it.

“This is protection apartment buyers have needed for a long time, and the credit for delivering it belongs to the NSW Government,”&nbsp;said Corey Nugent, CEO of Resilience Insurance.

“Minister Chanthivong and his team have shown real leadership in replacing an outdated two-year bond with cover that matches the lifespan of the buildings people are buying into. Reform like this is what good, evidence-based regulation looks like.”

Resilience has delivered LDI in NSW since 2022, protecting thousands of apartments, giving the State, and now the country, real-world evidence of how decade-long, no-fault protection works in practice.

The reform also places NSW within a wider national shift.

NSW is the third jurisdiction to put decennial cover into law. The ACT legislated for it in 2024, with the scheme taking effect in late 2025, and Victoria passed its own framework on 17 June. Between them, the three cover the majority of Australia's apartment market.

The reform commences once the legislation is proclaimed, which is expected in the coming weeks. From that point, developers of Class 2 residential apartment buildings can meet their statutory obligation with an approved decennial policy in place of the bond.

Buyers who purchased into projects that took out the cover early are among the first in the country to take keys to apartments carrying decade-long structural protection.

“With the legislation passed, the focus now turns to making it work for buyers,”&nbsp;Nugent said.

“There are already thousands of apartments in NSW covered by this insurance, bought by developers who moved early. The question every buyer should be asking in a display suite is a simple one: does this building come with 10-year defect cover, and who stands behind it?&nbsp;

“We look forward to working with the Government and the Building Commission in coming weeks as the framework moves to implementation, and to sharing what we have learned over the past four years so the protection reaches owners as smoothly and quickly as possible.”

Other states are working through their own reform programs. Western Australia has indicated that decennial cover is within consideration a later stage of its reform sequence, and Queensland has been examining the settings as it looks at the development pipeline ahead of the 2032 Olympics.

Resilience Insurance acknowledges the NSW Government’s continued focus on strengthening consumer protection while supporting housing delivery across the State.

Fast Facts: What the reform means

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	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Proven at scale:&nbsp;Decennial cover has operated in NSW since 2022, protecting thousand of apartments.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">10 years of cover:&nbsp;Protection for major structural defects runs for a decade from completion, claimable directly and with no legal action required.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">An alternative to the bond:&nbsp;Eligible developers can meet their statutory obligation with an approved decennial-style policy in place of the 2% strata building bond.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Part of a national shift:&nbsp;The ACT has had decennial provisions in force since 2025 and Victoria passed its framework in June. NSW now joins them.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">No-fault, first resort:&nbsp;Owners corporations claim directly from the insurer without first having to establish who is liable for the defect.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Cost-competitive:&nbsp;At approximately 1.8% of build cost, LDI is typically priced below the 2% bond while offering broader, longer protection.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Market position:&nbsp;Resilience originated LDI in Australia and has delivered it in NSW since 2022.</li>
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Fast Facts: What is Resilience LDI?

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	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Resilience Latent Defects Insurance (LDI):&nbsp;Covers major structural defects for 10 years from completion.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Consumer-first:&nbsp;Direct claim access, no need for lengthy legal action.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Cost advantage:&nbsp;At approximately 1.8% of build cost, LDI is typically priced below the traditional 2% Strata Bond while offering broader protection.</li>
	<li style="margin-left:15px; font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:#000000">Market leader:&nbsp;&nbsp;Resilience Insurance originated LDI in Australia and is the national market leader.</li>
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NSW parliament passes 10-year defect insurance laws for new apartment buyers

Builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mcnab-developments">McNab</a> has wasted little time reshaping one of South Brisbane's most significant undeveloped apartment sites after acquiring the property earlier this year.&nbsp;

McNab has lodged plans to scrap an existing approval for two 30-storey towers and instead deliver a single 28-storey residential building, preserving part of the site for a future development opportunity.

The proposal, lodged over <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/64-peel-street-south-brisbane-qld-4101">64 Peel Street and 9 Cordelia Street</a>, is for a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 124 apartments above a landscaped podium, alongside a boundary realignment that preserves part of the land for a future residential project.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/hayball">Hayball</a>, the development will deliver 119 two-bedroom and five three-bedroom apartments across 23 residential levels. A five-level podium will accommodate 135 car spaces, while the ground floor will include a 66 sqm commercial tenancy, an activated residential lobby with work-from-home spaces, and a publicly accessible landscaped plaza linking Cordelia and Peel streets.&nbsp;

Communal amenities will span Level 6 and the rooftop, including indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, a swimming pool, barbecue facilities, kitchen and dining areas, lawn space, sauna, steam room and yoga facilities.

The application also proposes a boundary realignment to create a standalone 1,290 sqm development lot while retaining an adjacent parcel for future redevelopment, allowing the balance of the site to contribute additional housing over time.

Hayball said the architecture has been shaped by the site's elevated corner position at the intersection of Peel and Cordelia streets and Brisbane's subtropical climate.

The design incorporates generous landscaped setbacks, a masonry podium wrapped with planting, large north-facing balconies, and a slender tower profile intended to maximise natural light, cross ventilation and long-range views. The rooftop has been conceived as a wellness-focused retreat overlooking Brisbane, with amenities positioned to capture views towards Mount Coot-tha and the CBD.

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The planning submission positions the proposal as a response to both changing market conditions and Brisbane's Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct planning reforms.

McNab acquired the site after the previous approval was granted, with the existing scheme no longer reflecting current residential market demands, economic conditions, construction challenges, construction efficiencies or the quality of development outcome now being pursued, the planning report noted.

McNab continues to expand its residential development pipeline across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The developer recently launched The Tannery in West End, securing more than 60 per cent of apartments before the project's public release. It is also delivering Elements Budds Beach in Surfers Paradise and Lucia Highgate Hill, an eight-apartment boutique development overlooking the Brisbane River.

McNab resets decade-old South Brisbane approval with 124-apartment tower

A steeply sloping Bellevue Hill site is set to accommodate a new mid-rise apartment development, with plans lodged for 20 homes that respond to the site's dramatic topography.

The proposal for the consolidated land at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/138a-140-bellevue-road-bellevue-hill-nsw-2023">138A-140 Bellevue Road</a> has been designed by Sydney architecture practice Common Office, which has used the site’s substantial fall to distribute the building’s scale and unlock 20 apartments without presenting the full height to the street.&nbsp;

“The unique design strategy leverages the site’s substantial topographical fall to facilitate increased density, presenting a seven-storey profile to Bellevue Road while rising to 10 storeys at the rear,” Common Office said in its architectural design report.

The apartment mix spans one, two, three- and four-bedroom residences. Four two-bedroom apartments are designated as affordable housing, while the plans also include two adaptable dwellings. The mix is majority three-beds, with the typical three-bed apartment offering around 144 sqm internally, with balconies of around 15 sqm.

The affordable housing component represents 15 per cent of the residential floor area and allows the project to access additional height and floor space under the NSW Government’s in-fill affordable housing provisions. The site also falls within the inner area of the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy because it is within 400 metres walking distance of Double Bay Town Centre.

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Common Office has arranged the building around a masonry podium and a lighter upper volume, drawing on two recurring elements of Bellevue Hill’s established architecture: sandstone bases and the vertical proportions of local Inter-war Art Deco apartment buildings.

“The proposal is governed by a holistic design language that reconciles the solid horizontal masonry of the neighbourhood’s podiums with the elegant verticality of its Art Deco heritage,” the architect said.

“The building maintains a consistent rhythmic logic utilising deep recesses and a sophisticated material transition to break down the 10-storey scale into a series of articulated, human-scale volumes.”

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Large-format sandstone tiles will define the lower levels, establishing a robust base that negotiates the change in elevation from Bellevue Road. Above, red-tinted precast concrete frames, recessed balconies, anodised aluminium screens and expanded metal details will create a more vertically expressed façade. Integrated planter beds will introduce greenery across balcony edges and recessed sections of the building.

The elongated northern façade has been divided into three recessed vertical masses to reduce its perceived length. Triangular window elements and metal privacy screens reference the geometry of nearby Art Deco buildings while controlling overlooking toward surrounding homes. The southern elevation will incorporate further privacy screening, landscaped edges and deep balconies to maintain light and ventilation.

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Private and communal landscaping is distributed throughout the development. A landscaped garden apartment is positioned within the lower portion of the site, while a communal terrace on Level 5 will include a central timber deck, barbecue facilities, resident planting plots and areas for outdoor dining and informal gatherings.

Common Office described the terrace as an elevated sanctuary designed to capture district views and sunlight. Its planting strategy incorporates endemic species associated with the Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub, extending the landscape vertically through the building and providing habitat for local flora and fauna.

A second communal outdoor area is proposed at roof level, with built-in seating, paved gathering areas and perimeter planting.

Bellevue Hill is enjoying renewed momentum in the new apartment market, with several boutique developments recently launched and currently under construction. Positive Investment Enterprise is delivering the 16-apartment Kew Palm House on Birriga Road, while Chanine Developments is also under construction at Florian, a 36-apartment project on Banksia Road.

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Bellevue Hill is enjoying renewed momentum in the new apartment market, with several boutique developments recently launched and currently under construction.

First Look: Apartment development pitched for Bellevue Hill, Double Bay fringe

South Brisbane's apartment pipeline continues to build momentum, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/trk-property-group">TRK Property Group</a> lodging plans for a 161-apartment tower on Montague Road as developers accelerate investment across the Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct.

The proposal for 176–186 Montague Road would replace an existing office building with a 20-storey residential tower designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, adding to a growing pipeline of high-density projects reshaping one of Brisbane's fastest-evolving inner-city precincts.

The project has been conceived as a "living building", featuring a flowing tower form, extensive vertical landscaping, and generous communal spaces that respond to the evolving Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct.

TRK Property Group Development Director Matt Kan said the project reflected the confidence developers have in South Brisbane's long-term future.

"South Brisbane is entering an incredibly exciting period, and we see Montague Road sitting right at the heart of that evolution," Kan said.

"With the former Visy site directly opposite us and significant investment planned throughout the broader Kurilpa precinct, there is a real sense of momentum around this part of the city and what it will become over the coming years.

"For TRK, this is an opportunity to be part of that next chapter and deliver a project that responds to where the precinct is heading, while contributing to the continued evolution of Brisbane's river edge."

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The scheme includes a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, incorporating multi-purpose rooms in selected residences to provide additional flexibility for home offices or expanded living areas. The proposed mix comprises 15 one-bedroom, 13 one-bedroom plus MPR, 73 two-bedroom, 26 two-bedroom plus MPR, 30 three-bedroom, and four four-bedroom apartments.

Rather than adopting a conventional rectilinear tower, COX Architecture has developed a sculpted form inspired by the movement of the Brisbane River.

"The proposal has been designed by COX Architecture as a 'living building' that responds to the site's riverine setting, floodplain history and evolving urban context within the Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct," the planning report states.

"The architectural form draws from the fluid nature of the Brisbane River, with a curved and undulating tower form that creates a varied architectural edge and avoids a conventional rectilinear tower expression."

The podium has also been designed as an architectural feature rather than a conventional parking structure, with cascading planting, screening and natural-toned materials softening its appearance. Resident parking is elevated above ground level to address the site's flood constraints, while habitable apartments sit above flood planning levels. Upper-level communal facilities are designed to accommodate shelter-in-place arrangements during major flood events.

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Communal amenity is a major focus of the proposal. Around 1,815 sqm of shared resident space is proposed across the ground floor, level 19 and the rooftop, including co-working areas, indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, wellness facilities, dining and gathering areas, lawn spaces, a rooftop pool and spa, and extensive landscaping. At street level, a landscaped forecourt and approximately 345 sqm of publicly accessible open space along Montague Road are intended to improve the pedestrian experience while activating the building's frontage.

The development will provide 163 car spaces, including 152 resident bays and 11 visitor spaces, together with 144 bicycle spaces incorporating resident storage, visitor parking, bicycle maintenance facilities and e-mobility charging infrastructure.

The site sits within one of Brisbane's fastest-changing inner-city precincts, less than two kilometres from the CBD and within easy reach of South Bank, West End, the Queensland Cultural Centre and extensive public transport connections. The Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct planning framework is encouraging higher-density residential development to help meet Brisbane's housing supply targets while supporting walkable, transit-oriented neighbourhoods.

TRK Property joins South Brisbane apartment surge with Montague Road tower plans

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	<li data-end="459" data-section-id="5hbcyr" data-start="311">Pikos Group has released the five-penthouse collection at Skye Kangaroo Point, headlined by a two-storey sky home spanning more than 1,000 sqm.</li>
	<li data-end="561" data-section-id="1p7lq8n" data-start="460">Early buyer interest suggests the residences could set a new Queensland apartment price record.</li>
	<li data-end="667" data-section-id="1y70z0l" data-start="562">The collection includes four move-in ready penthouses and the highly customised Skye One residence.</li>
	<li data-end="785" data-section-id="yvm0y1" data-start="668">The release caps one of Bri​sbane's most ambitious luxury apartment developments overlooking the Brisbane River.</li>
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Pikos Group has released the five-penthouse collection at its <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/skye-residences-by-pikos-kangaroo-point-8-river-terrace-kangaroo-point-qld-4169">Skye by Pikos</a> development in Kangaroo Point, with early buyer interest indicating the flagship residences could eclipse every apartment sale previously recorded in Queensland.

The collection crowns the luxury riverfront development with five residences, including four completed penthouses and Skye One, a two-level sky home spanning more than 1,000 sqm that will be tailored to its eventual owner.

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Wanting to offer a fully customisable home, Pikos is offering Skye One as a blank canvas, allowing the buyer to work alongside the developer's design team to customise the home's layout, finishes and internal spaces.

The residence will feature a 247 sqm private rooftop terrace with its own swimming pool, sauna, steam room, outdoor kitchen and multiple entertaining areas overlooking the Brisbane River and CBD skyline.

The remaining four penthouses have been completed and are ready for immediate occupation, each offering four bedrooms, expansive open-plan living areas, soaring ceilings and private lift access.

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One of the defining features throughout the project is its use of Roman Classic Travertine, with more than 20,000 sqm of the natural stone imported from Italy after being personally selected by Pikos Group Founder and Executive Director Pedro Pikos, interior designer Julie Williamson and third-generation stone specialist Mario Caucci.

Pikos said the penthouse collection represented the culmination of the company's long-term vision for Skye.

"True legacy isn't measured by what we build today, but by what endures tomorrow," Pikos said.

"Our ambition is to create places that become more valuable with time, enrich the lives of generations, and stand as timeless landmarks long after we've stepped away."

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Williamson said the interiors were inspired by the natural character of Kangaroo Point and the Brisbane River rather than international design trends.

"Materiality tells the story of a place," Williamson said.

"We looked to the movement of the Brisbane River, the texture of the cliff face and the warmth of the surrounding landscape to create interiors that feel understated, enduring and unmistakably Brisbane."

Positioned above the Kangaroo Point cliffs, Skye places residents within walking distance of Howard Smith Wharves, South Bank and James Street while offering uninterrupted river and city views.

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Brisbane's next apartment price record? Pikos unveils Skye's exclusive penthouse collection

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The matrimonial home of Vanuatu-based Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs and estranged wife Rose has sold before this weekend's scheduled auction.
It fetched $4,612,000.
The former couple, whose split emerged in the Sunday Telegraph just a few weeks ago, were seeking between $4 million and $4.4 million.
Steve and Rose had been together for 11 years before Sydney Confidential confirmed last month they had gone their separate ways.
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.
<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 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>
There's no sign of Jacobs returning anytime soon, with the parents focus now solely on their children.
Jacobs recently took the girls out on a fishing trip in the crystal blue waters.
Accompany an Instagram photo of a fishing boat, Jacobs wrote "We are off to explore a private island to look for coconut crabs. Kids are so excited."<a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/thetodayshow/"> </a>
<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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Aussie rock icon Suze DeMarchi, who fronted the band Baby Animals, is selling her Coogee home.
The Perth born musician bought the home after returning to Australia while married to the Aerosmith guitarist Nuno Bettencourt from the United States.
The plan was for Bettencourt to follow DeMarchi and their two children to Australia, however the plan never materialized with his ongoing tour commitments.
She paid $1,265,000 for the home at the south end of Coogee Beach in 2011.
The dual level family home with potential for an attic level conversion has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
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. 
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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.
It's been renovated extensively since DeMarchi's purchase seven years ago.
DeMarchi previously spent three years building a house in Massachussetts in the fishing village of Magnolia.
Home has always been important to DeMarchi. It was the name of her 2015 solo album.
Home is also tattoo'd on her wrist.
DeMarchi began her career as a solo singer in the 1980s having moved to London.
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.
After creating two albums, which were first then second in the Australia album charts, the group split up in 1994.
The Baby Animals re-formed in 2007.
They have toured regularly since.
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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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 <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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Perth restaurateur Nic Trimboli and property developer Adrian Fini have bought the historic Coogee Hotel.
The 118 year old premises were bought from Main Roads WA for $2.3 million.
They intend to embark on a restaurant venture at the 6660 sqm site.
When the WA State Government bought the Coogee Hotel in 1981, it intended to pull it down and build a road through the site.
The hotel, located in Coogee, seven kilometres south of Fremantle, was built around 1899 by local identity Walter Powell.
It became known as “the honeymooners’ hotel” because it was popular with newlyweds for its gardens and proximity to the beach. 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. The hotel became an orphanage which closed in 1969.
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.
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 has a lettable area of 400sq m.
The nearby Woodman Point Recreation Reserve attracts 350,000-500,000 visitors per year.
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.
 
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Trimboli and Fini secure the historic Perth honeymoon hotel, the Coogee

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The former modern pentathlete Kitty Chiller, who recently stepped down as the Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic team, is off to Melbourne.
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.
Chiller is returning to Melbourne having been named the CEO of Gymnastics Australia, the national governing body for gymnastics.
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.
Am independent review described the workplace culture at the AOC as "toxic". 
Tancred too has departed the organisation, selling his Mosman apartment, as he sought out his long-planned Lennox Head seachange.
His top-floor offering sold in October through Belle Property agent Sandro Petrini for $1,468,000, having sought $1.3 million plus. 
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".
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.
She was the first female to hold the role for Australia.
Born in Melbourne, Chiller was a 12 time modern pentathlon champion during her time at the University of Melbourne.
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.
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.
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Tom Stewart at Home Estate Agents Bronte secured the tenant.
Chiller bought the home when the median price in Coogee hovered around $1.5 million. It now sits at closer to $2.6 million.
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.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Melbourne bound former Olympian Kitty Chiller leases Coogee townhouse

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The recently married Sydney Swan Sam Reid has sold his Coogee penthouse before its scheduled recent auction.
Reid, who moved down to a four bedroom house in South Coogee in 2014, paid $960,000 for the apartment in 2012.
Its been a rental at around $1,000 a week since. 
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.
The living and dining area flows to a wrap around terrace with views out to Wedding Cake Island.
Two of the bedrooms open to a rear balcony.
Belle Property Bondi Junction agent Daniel Gillespie sold the property.
Reid was drafted to Sydney in 2009 and has recently signed a new four year deal with the Swans.
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Swan Sam Reid sells Coogee penthouse pre-auction 

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Champion horse trainer David Hayes and wife Prue have bought a Sydney bolthole — a Coogee garden apartment.
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>.
It is just a couple of hundred metres from the beach, and not far from his satellite stable at ­Randwick.
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.
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Purplebricks agent Dean ­Emerson initially sought $2.35 million at its unsuccessful June auction.
The unit, built in 2013, had previously been a $1350 a week rental. 
Hayes is the son of legendary Australia Racing Hall of Fame trainer, the late Colin Hayes.
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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.
His reputation was further ­enhanced last weekend after the triumph of his long-shot Boom Time in the Caulfield Cup.
What a life! 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.
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.
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.
He has trained nearly 100 Group One winners, including winners in the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate and Golden Slipper.
Hayes isn’t the only horse racing enthusiast buying.
Owner and breeder Peter Horwitz has recently traded up in Mosman, spending $8.2 million on a four ­bedroom Vincent Squillace-designed home.
It was the home of former Netscape Australasia boss Clive Mayhew-Begg and his wife Eriko Kinoshita.
Horwitz is still to sell his Balmoral Slopes home which has $7.5 million to $8 million hopes through McGrath.
Earlier this year Godolophin head trainer James Cummings, who replaced John O’Shea in May, bought a Malabar home with wife Monica Barrera-­Cummings.
They paid $3.7 million.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
 
 
 
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Sydney spearhead Sam Reid has listed his redundant Coogee penthouse having moved down to South Coogee a few years ago.
The forward, who has just signed a new four year deal with the Swans, paid $960,000 for the apartment in 2012.
Crowning a boutique block of five, the 108 square metre apartment has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Two of the bedrooms open to a rear balcony.
The living and dining area flows to a wrap around terrace with views out to Wedding Cake Island.
Belle Property Bondi Junction agent Daniel Gillespie has an October 29 auction.
Reid put the apartment up for rent when he paid $1.65 million for a four bedroom freestanding home in South Coogee in 2014.
It was listed at around $1,000 a week.
Reid was drafted to Sydney in the 2009 Draft. 
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.
Reid is also the younger brother of Collingwood premiership player Ben Reid.
A consistent starter in 2011, Reid only missed one game and was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award.
He was part of the Swans' Premiership winning side - kicking a goal in the Grand Final victory over the Hawks.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Swan Sam Reid lists redundant Coogee penthouse

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A commercial building at Sydney’s Coogee beach has sold for $20 million. 
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.
The ground floor is leased to fast-food giant McDonalds, and the total net income is nearly $800,000 pa. 
The vendor was Shankman Holdings Australia Pty Ltd.
The selling agents were Jerry Leis and Allan Levy of Metro Commercial.
The building has the possibility to suit other uses ranging from existing commercial to residential subject to council approval.
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Coogee property with McDonald's as a tenant sells for $20 million

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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.
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.
The marketing through Ballard Property Group Double Bay agent Helena Colnaric suggested it would suit families.
A 12 month lease was preferred.
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Spanning three levels, the four bedroom home just 150 metres from the beach comes with an additional studio above the garage.
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.
There are light features from designers Adam Cruickshank and Christopher Boots.
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Steve left behind the chilly memories of Melbourne in 2008 with Rose, who had been Foxtel's Weather Channel presenter.
They entered the eastern suburbs market straight away, spending $1.35 million on a three bedroom home in Coogee.
They upgraded to their current home in 2011.
Now the couple are based in Vanuatu with their two daughters, Isabella and Francesca.
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.
A three hour flight from Vanuatu to Sydney meant Steve managed to renegotiate his work schedule.
The $3,500 a week tenant was similar to the asking price of comedian Tim Minchin's nearby Coogee home.
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.
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