We’ve traveled far and wide across the country to bring you our top four listings for sale right now, from a sprawling estate on Tassie’s rugged coastline to a home among the treetops opposite one of WA’s lush national parks.
If you pitched a tent on this spectacular Tasmanian coastline near Bicheno you’d feel like you’d won the lottery, so imagine waking up in this brilliant pavilion or its two-bedroom cottage and gazing across the Tasman Sea. Headland Estate is surrounded by crown land, so it’s pretty much you and the ocean on the two hectares here. Jackpot.
With the titular river running down below and the soaring forest canopy surrounding you, this ingenious, award-winning Kerry Hill-designed spread is a spectacular haven just a five-minute drive from town. Two linked structures contain the accommodation here, both surrounded by decks that feel like they’re floating off into the serene environment.
This luminous, brand-new place positively sparkles – not surprising when the rich finishes here are marble, onyx, limestone and gold. It helps that soaring ceiling heights allow light and air to circulate freely while expansive views over Lake Capabella run all the way to the city skyline. An infinity-edged pool heads the list of extensive al fresco features.
It’s rare to find something almost brand new in this heritage-heavy part of Collingwood, and what an impressive, thoughtful piece of work it is. Respecting the streetscape’s history, the dramatic and dark double-storey shape has Victorian-era echoes. Everything else, though, is resolutely in the here and now – excellent green credentials running astride sharp, urbane design.