A weekend break at one of the oldest homesteads on the river has hooked Lisa Dabscheck.

MOVING from a federation home furnished with antiques to a 'boutique' beachfront terrace has been an exercise in downsizing for two residents of Newcastle East. When three of their four children had left home, they bought an old timber terrace on a large block, subdivided and built a..read more

EVERYTHING, yes, everything ends up as a fashion item. Some sooner than later. But who would have thought pond yachts could have become so sexy? Once they were the affair of young boys and old men but, over the past few years, they have become increasingly desirable, sought after and..read more