They say the village of Flinders in Victoria has the world's cleanest air, whipped straight off the Antarctic.
It certainly boasts one of the world's most stunning coastlines, a rugged collection of rock and beach where Westernport Bay meets the Bass Strait. It's a mix of unforgiving, wild waves on one side and safer bay beaches on the other. Inland, vineyards blanket the landscape.
"It's a bit like the Riviera of Australia," says Jock Langley, the director of Abercromby's Real Estate. "It's fast becoming the region for Melbourne's wealthy and elite. That whole peninsula has seen massive changes in the last 10-20 years." 
Langley says as traditional holiday areas  such as Portsea and Sorrento have become more congested, people have "exited that area and bought around Flinders and Shoreham and Red Hill, so the demographic is changing". 
"And the freeway system down there has become a lot easier since they put in the new highway  - you can reach these areas well within an hour, so it makes it quite a pleasant experience," says Langley. 
About 100 kilometres south of Melbourne, Flinders is known for its architect-designed homes and gourmet food. Terminus, at the 126-year-old Flinders Hotel, has consistently been a "hatted" restaurant in recent years.
Flinders has a permanent population of  fewer than 1000 and many homes stay in the same family for 50 or 60 years, says Kay & Burton Flinders director Prue McLaughlin. 
"People dig in down here," says McLaughlin. "You never have a huge amount of stock on the market."
City-based owners tend to spend three or four days at their Flinders properties and then live in a bolt-hole apartment in Melbourne the rest of the week.
One stunning Flinders property is Boyd's Point. The clifftop Hamptons-style home on 18 hectares goes to auction later this month with price expectations of more than $11 million through Kay & Burton. 
That's a lot less than the initial hopes of about $15 million when vendor Andrew Kroger, the brother of Liberal powerbroker Michael, originally put Boyd's Point on the market in 2013. 
Activities around the southern Mornington Peninsula include golf at the century-old Flinders Golf Club, swimming and fishing - albeit with warnings about the dangers of rock fishing and stories of fisherman suddenly swept away, even at low tide. The nearby Cape Schanck has a lighthouse and the Mornington Peninsula National Park is home to kangaroos, swamp wallabies, possums and bats.
"It's just a lovely environment with the bay not far from Bass Strait, and then you've got a mass of vineyards," says Langley.
59 Eastern Grey Rise, Flinders $3.5 million 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
On 20 hectares tucked away from the world on the edge of the Mornington Peninsula National Park, everywhere you look from this double-storey home offers handsome views. The substantial house has a country-style kitchen and a mud room - perfect for young children after they have spent hours climbing trees and running free in the surrounding countryside. There is also a sparkling-blue 20-metre solar-heated swimming pool and grass tennis court. 
For buyers keen to run stock, there are cattle yards and a 30m x 9m machinery shed. 
Agent: Kay & Burton Flinders, 0400 630 630
485 Meakins Road, Flinders $9 million plus 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 5 car spaces
Created about 15 years ago, Fargeet was designed by Prahran's b.e architecture. You can stow your car in the triple parking bay and take in the beautiful views of Bass Strait, or just stroll around the 40 hectares of undulating countryside.  The property has a flood-lit tennis court, a creek, a 10 mega-litre dam and a 90,000-litre water tank. Inside, the main bedroom suite is housed in its own wing and has a study and ensuite. There is also a gym, media room, cellar, C-BUS system and hydronic heating.  
Agent: Abercromby's 0419 530 008
5 Spindrift Avenue, Flinders $7,500,000 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
Step out and you'll be able to dip your toes straight in the water. This architect-designed beachfront home has been crafted into the cliff face and has floor-to-ceiling windows to make the most of the views across Western Port Bay to Flinders Pier, Phillip Island, The Nobbies and Seal Rock. Timber and stone help the home to look natural in its pristine environment. A large central entertaining terrace captures the winter sun and an open fireplace provides ambience at night. 
Agent: Kay & Burton Flinders, 0418 336 152
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