Kate Farrelly

Murray Bakker describes growing up on Scotland Island as a “little bit Huckleberry Finn”.

Beware: A harmless stroll past a real estate window can sometimes result in an impulse purchase.

“We ended up getting a four-bedroom house, and we couldn’t be happier.”

Completed in 2001, the north-facing, split-level property capitalises on the serene, eucalypt-studded views over the beach.

Designed by Robert Grubb and MacCormick & Associates and built by master builder FS Hough, the house won an Master Builders Association award in 2015.

There’s something truly magical about the arrival of the warmer months – those gradually lengthening spring days that signal the approach of the summer soiree season. But if you really want to impress your guests, it pays to put some thought and effort into pre-party preparation. 

A mezzanine could be the answer to adding more floor space to your home without blowing the budget.

Translating to “without care”, the suburb was named after politician Thomas Holt’s grand home, named in turn after Prussian king Frederick the Great’s summer palace in Germany.

The original home was designed and built in the 1880s by English architect Walter Liberty Vernon, who later became the government architect and whose notable buildings include the Art Gallery of NSW.

A proposed new town centre is set to bring shops, eateries and 2000 new dwellings to the area.