Restoring the elegance

Susan Cowen

BELIEVED to have been designed by renowned architect John Beswicke, this Victorian villa was once home to a governor.

Guest house must go

Ben Butler

CHILDREN'S book author Annabel Tellis is giving up her little earner near Apollo Bay.

Rebuilding a dream

Susan Cowen

THIS rebuild was unrecognisable to its previous owners, says Al Bodger, who has given the property a makeover.

Lots of green to sea

FROM horsing around on her Yarra Valley farm as a youngster to pony rides with her children at their seaside home, Lisa Crowder appreciates the simple things life in the country can bring.

A tick for attic space

WHEN the hot-water service at No.12 failed soon after Jennifer Le Messurier moved in, the mother of three looked to the sky for answers. And it paid off.

Picturesque pocket of Malvern

A PICTURESQUE garden surrounds this two-storey house. The formal entry leads to a living room with bay windows, open fireplace and double doors to the dining room.