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4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (808+ words) Updated 9 Sep 2026, 4:31am First published 9 Sep 2026, 4:30am A fed-up couple has resorted to locking up their food after claiming a secretive share-house snacker kept helping herself to their groceries. From an energy drink to a full jar of Nutella, the pair say…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (544+ words) Unity Jackson-Muir, Real estate reporter Updated 9 Sep 2026, 5:03am First published 9 Sep 2026, 5:00am Outhouses usually conjure up images of buzzing flies and unpleasant smells but this award-winning ‘Magenta Outhouse’ takes a different approach. The pink, moody ‘loo with a view’ is a toilet,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (450+ words) Updated 9 Sep 2026, 5:03am First published 9 Sep 2026, 5:00am Forget Facebook Marketplace — some of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs could be hiding the best furniture bargains in plain sight. New research has revealed the suburbs where Aussies have the greatest chance of scoring quality furniture left…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (568+ words) Updated 7 Sep 2026, 4:32am First published 7 Sep 2026, 4:30am Homeowners Donna and Michael Gill have doubled the value of their house thanks to a four year renovation, and know the top trick to getting the most value out of your home in 2026. Ms Gill,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) Updated 31 Aug 2026, 9:02am First published 31 Aug 2026, 9:00am This modernist-inspired luxury home is set on Beleura Hill on the Mornington Peninsula, with panoramic views across Port Phillip Bay. Designed and built by Vibe Design Group, the team understood the brief: modern coastal living,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (513+ words) Updated 21 Aug 2026, 5:04am First published 21 Aug 2026, 5:00am This five-bedroom house at 9 Edgewater Drive, Clifton Springs was one of the first built on that stretch of foreshore. A blingy ‘Vegas bathroom’ direct from the 1970s winds back the clock at a renovated waterfront home…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (794+ words) Updated 20 Aug 2026, 5:07am First published 20 Aug 2026, 5:00am No.1 Cahill Pl, Acton Park. Picture: Supplied Behind the doors of No.1 Cahill Pl lies proof of what happens when considered architecture meets uncompromising craftsmanship. This 1994-built family home has been completely transformed by Modern…...