With the 20/20 vision of hindsight, Barry Byrne says buying property at Mount Wilson was probably the worst business decision he has ever made. “In 1992 I could have bought an inner-Sydney house for $300,000,” he says. “Today it would be worth millions, or multi-millions if I’d been a developer and put a skyscraper on it. But instead, I bought Bebeah. A townhouse may not have given me as much pleasure, but it certainly would have left me richer.”
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A VISION SPLENDID
Hiba is a Persian word meaning beautiful gift, and that is precisely what Michael Carnes and Bob Lavis have given to their ocean fronting property on Bruny Island.
A PASSION FOR PLANTS
Plantspeople Wayne and Sue Tapping have spent the past 30 years refining their sprawling garden in the NSW Blue Mountains.
ACTION STATION
Diversification is the key to survival in tough times for the Walker family in central-western Queensland.
TREES FOR THE BIRDS
Flowering trees bring so much to a garden and there's nothing quite as ornamental as trees full of birdlife
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Boundless energy, infectious enthusiasm and a can-do attitude are all part of this central Queensland couple's life strategy.
DESIGN AND DETAIL
Diana McInnes's many lives as a stylist, graphic designer, ski instructor and avid collector inform her alpine home.
LANDMARK AND LEGEND
Andy and Annie Clifford are the current custodians of a historic property that's been in their family for more than a century.
TASTE OF THE TROPICS
A stylist's eye and a passion for gardening have combined to create a subtropical showpiece in the hills behind Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
THE ART OF COUNTRY
Lawyer turned gallery owner Allison Bellinger brings contemporary Australian art to the world from her home base in remote country NSW.
AN EVOLUTIONARY TALE
With help from architects, designers gardeners and farm workers, six generations of the Litchfield family have shaped the benchmark that is Hazeldean Station in the Monaro region of NSW.
