MANSION AUSTRALIA
South Australia Adelaide. 8 Victoria Avenue, Unley Park. $4.2m+ This beautiful bluestone return-veranda villa has been in the same family for 45 years. David Hickinbotham's parents bought the six-bedroom home in 1971 and he remembers many happy times there. The formal living room has a bay window and the formal dining room opens on to a veranda. There is a pool and large games room. The home sits on 3365sq m of manicured gardens with a terrace. 
Agents: Ken Jacobs, Christie's International and Charles Booth, Bernard H Booth.
NSW Sydney. 3 Vineyard Way, Breakfast Point. $3m+ This Torrens title home is a short stroll to the river and local parks. John Joyce bought the two-storey home 18 months ago. Downstairs is the open-plan living space, with two lounge areas and a gourmet kitchen. Light and green space are provided with a cov ered entertaining terrace and internal courtyard. Upstairs are three bedrooms, the master opening on to a private balcony.
Agents: Susan King, McGrath, Concord.
Queensland Brisbane. 25 Bunratty Street, The"Gap. $2.5m+ Andrew Pranoto designed his beautiful four-bedroom home 25"years ago, inspired by the views of the city. There is an oriental-style entrance with an alfresco area under a pitched roof. "In the Colonial era, a lot of the rubber plantations in Malaysia had an area where you could sit and enjoy the weather and watch the storms roll by," he says. "I wanted something similar." The gardens have a pool and a self-contained guesthouse.
Agent: Josephine Johnston-Rowell, Johnston Dixon, Milton.
Victoria Melbourne. 8 Fashoda Way, Hawthorn. $1.75m+ John and Maria Blackney's first child was a week old when they purchased this Victorian home. Thirteen years later they have a family of five and a beautifully renovated three-bedroom property. The Blackneys built a rear extension to house a light-filled family room and kitchen and added another floor for two more bedrooms and a teenager's retreat. They are selling to take on another renovator's dream.
Agent: Tim Picken, Kay & Burton, Hawthorn. Auction   June"18.
Victoria North-east. Day Dawn, 37"Stackey Gully Road, Bright. $1.49m Jim and Marilyn Chipperfield had always admired Day Dawn, set on 1.2ha overlooking Bright and the often snow-capped Mount Bogong. Twelve years ago"they bought the four-bedroom architect-designed home. It has a striking stone fireplace in the lounge room, 5m ceilings and walls of glass to capture the morning sun. There is a wrap-around patio and in ground pool.
Agent: Gerard Gray, Dickens Real Estate, Bright.
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