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00:01Australians have always loved the beach,
00:04so many of us are now making the move to our beautiful coastlines.
00:11Our beachfront dreamers want crashing waves and salty sea air.
00:15So grab your sunscreen and join us on the hunt for the ultimate beach house.
00:21It's been a hard day hunting.
00:30We are in Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria and this is where Suzanne and her family have decided to make their holiday the everyday.
00:44She's got two young boys and they are looking for the perfect spot to set down their roots here.
00:49So I'm shopping with Suzanne and her new best friend Ingrid who's been living here for a little while.
00:54So I think she'll have some input into what makes the perfect beach home.
00:59Let's go shopping.
01:04I'm Suze and this is my good friend Ingrid.
01:07We're working towards being best friends.
01:09We've known each other for a bit over a year.
01:12It's going well.
01:14It's going well.
01:16Anglesea has a special place in my heart and my husband's heart.
01:20He has holidayed down the Great Ocean Road his whole life with his family
01:25and my grandma has lived here full time for 40 years.
01:29Patrick and I have been living in Melbourne with our two boys and it's time to live beachside.
01:36We need a lot of space for all of our things.
01:42My husband has a boat.
01:43We need a shed for that.
01:44So we need a lot of space for the boys and happy for a bit of work.
01:49Budget we're working with mid two to three million.
01:52Anglesea is located just a few hours southwest of Melbourne, past Geelong and right on the Great Ocean Road.
02:07This cosy beachside town is the perfect mix of relaxation and community.
02:12Offering plenty of amenities without the hassles of a bigger city.
02:19It makes perfect sense to me why Suze and Patrick want to make their favourite holiday spot a permanent home.
02:25Well this isn't a rival.
02:38Well hello ladies.
02:39Hello.
02:40Hello.
02:41How Goods Beachside Living.
02:44Ingrid you're along for the ride.
02:46We'll chat later.
02:47Suzanne this is all about you and your family today.
02:49What is it that you're actually after?
02:51We want to move out of the city.
02:52Bigger block.
02:53Moving out of the city for our two boys to grow up beachside.
02:57Lots of space to run around.
02:59Probably need a shed.
03:00We've got a boat.
03:01And a fence.
03:02We've got a dog.
03:03Alright.
03:04That sounds like a pretty stocko list.
03:05So we should be right there.
03:06And Ingrid you've made your way here all the way from Estonia.
03:09That's right.
03:10Ten years ago.
03:11And I never looked back.
03:12It's amazing.
03:13How lovely.
03:14So you can't wait to have your mate in town.
03:15Absolutely.
03:16Sounds good to me.
03:17Alright.
03:18Well, here it is.
03:19She is a beauty.
03:21Undergone a full renovation.
03:23So it's as new inside.
03:25As you can see we're perched up here on the top of one of the best views.
03:28I would say in the world.
03:29Yeah.
03:30Of the Great Ocean Road which is one of the greatest drives of all time.
03:34It's very royal.
03:35It's royal.
03:36I don't feel like it's royal.
03:38It's really like outstanding.
03:40It's huge.
03:41It's a bit one colour.
03:43Beautiful but I think it's not quite you.
03:45A bit more timber.
03:46Yeah.
03:47A bit more rustic.
03:48Yeah.
03:50Here we go.
04:04That's terrible view.
04:06Could not live here.
04:08Oh that's wild.
04:10So up here obviously kitchen, dining, casual living and what I would call the primary suite
04:16off here with an ensuite.
04:18But it's all about obviously living out there on that deck with amazing views over the whole
04:23town.
04:24Neat as a pin.
04:25Beautiful.
04:26The kitchen's beautiful.
04:27Feels very much like a holiday house.
04:30Yeah.
04:31It looked really perfect.
04:32Yeah yeah.
04:33Like don't touch anything.
04:34Beachy though right?
04:35Beachy vibe.
04:36Possibly too clean for my boys.
04:39Sand everywhere.
04:40Have a look around.
04:42Make yourself at home.
04:43Perfect.
04:45Oh that's beautiful.
04:46And sweet.
04:47Yeah.
04:48And a shower.
04:49Whoa.
04:50That is crazy.
04:51How do you say wow in Estonian?
04:52Wow.
04:53That is stunning.
04:54Wow.
04:55It was wow.
04:56I could see myself sitting in there with you every day.
04:58With a wine.
04:59Yes.
05:00With two wines.
05:01With a wine.
05:02With a wine.
05:03Yes.
05:04With two wines.
05:05Wow.
05:06Wow.
05:07Wow.
05:08Wow.
05:10Wow.
05:11Wow.
05:12Wow.
05:13Wow.
05:14Wow.
05:15Wow.
05:16Wow.
05:17Wow.
05:18Wow.
05:19Wow.
05:20Wow.
05:21Wow.
05:22Oh jeez.
05:23Hello.
05:24This is the nature.
05:25Hi.
05:26Hi mate.
05:27He's looking at the view too.
05:29What do you think of this house?
05:31Do you speak Estonian?
05:33Wow.
05:34Wow.
05:35Yeah.
05:36Yeah.
05:37We agree.
05:38We should head downstairs.
05:39We should head downstairs and see if we're going to fit your kids.
05:41Yeah.
05:42Yeah.
05:43Bye mate.
05:44And then we can go in the bathroom.
05:45Yeah.
05:46Yeah.
05:47Yeah.
05:48Yeah.
05:49Yeah.
05:50Yeah.
05:51Yeah.
05:52Yeah.
05:53Yeah.
05:54Yeah.
05:55The bedroom.
05:56Mm-hmm.
05:57Bedroom after bedroom after bedroom.
05:59How many?
06:00Two.
06:01One.
06:02Two.
06:03Three.
06:04Four.
06:05Five.
06:06Six.
06:07Seven.
06:08Beds.
06:09Where's the storage?
06:10A few drawers under the bed.
06:12That's so true.
06:13But that's kind of, yeah.
06:14It could work.
06:15It could work.
06:16We should head outside.
06:17Oh yeah.
06:18Shelly's at the bar.
06:19Yeah.
06:20Let's go.
06:27Come on in.
06:28It's five o'clock somewhere.
06:29Bar is open.
06:30What are we drinking?
06:31Isn't this the world's greatest cubby house by the way?
06:33A pool here would be quite nice.
06:36Well, the fact is you've got 740 square metres.
06:39Yeah.
06:40So it's a big block.
06:41There's a lot of space to do modifications.
06:44The shed with the bar.
06:45This is awesome.
06:46That's far.
06:47That's awesome.
06:48But I think, can you see a pool?
06:49We need a pool.
06:50But it will be really pricey to build.
06:52Ooh.
06:53Yes.
06:54Yeah, maybe.
06:55Really pricey.
06:56Let's talk price.
06:57What would you be willing to pay?
06:59I guess it's probably, it'd be between two and three.
07:02The vendors are asking.
07:06275.
07:07Oh, of course.
07:08Yeah.
07:09So you're spot on in the price bracket, but yes, doesn't leave you a lot of play money.
07:13If it's a project home where we need to do work on top of what we're buying, maybe that's
07:20out of our range.
07:21But yeah, it depends.
07:22Depends.
07:23Yeah.
07:24Luckily for you, Susanne, I have two other houses to tell you today.
07:25Shall I meet you there or do you have an extra helmet?
07:26I got a helmet.
07:27You can dink me.
07:28Let's go.
07:29I got a helmet.
07:30You can dink me.
07:31Let's go.
07:32Yes.
07:33I beat you down the hill.
07:34Hello.
07:35So disappointed you didn't have that extra helmet.
07:36Ingress.
07:37I know, right?
07:38I would have loved to double on the back of your weapon here.
07:39Sorry, Shelley.
07:40You wanted to live on the Great Ocean Road.
07:41We are on the back.
07:42You wanted to live on the Great Ocean Road.
07:43We are on the back.
07:44I have two other houses to tell you today.
07:45Shall I meet you there or do you have an extra helmet?
07:46I got a helmet.
07:47You can dink me.
07:48Let's go.
07:49Yes.
07:50I beat you down the hill.
07:51Hello.
07:52So disappointed you didn't have that extra helmet, Ingress.
07:53I know, right?
07:54I would have loved to double on the back of your weapon here.
08:07Sorry, Shelley.
08:08We are on the Great Ocean Road.
08:11We are.
08:12One of the original houses of the area.
08:14Built in like the 1920s.
08:16Same owner for the last 70 years.
08:19It's very original inside.
08:21Just over a thousand square metres.
08:23So very subdividable.
08:25You could build your dream home here.
08:27You could renovate.
08:29You so eloquently dropped.
08:31You and your husband loved doing work.
08:33This is the one for the work.
08:35I knew this might tickle your fancy.
08:37It looks beautiful.
08:39I think it's super cute.
08:40I really love the fence.
08:41The stone fence.
08:42The stone fence.
08:43Yeah.
08:44This has been here a long time.
08:45Yeah.
08:46But also it's opposite the river, close to the beach.
08:47True.
08:48It's a bit of a mixed bag.
08:49Old school vibe.
08:50Bit of beachy vibes.
08:51Beachy vibes.
08:52Yeah.
08:53Let's go inside.
08:54Mmm.
08:55Character.
08:56Lots of.
08:57This is wild.
08:58In a good way.
08:59Yeah.
09:00I think it's super cute.
09:01It's one of these ones that's going to take some imagination.
09:02Let me show you the living room and kitchen and then I'll let you explore.
09:03Okay.
09:04So the carpet, I have to say, is almost brand new, but I'm sure it's original.
09:05Yes.
09:06This is cool.
09:07It needs a new ceiling.
09:08But yeah.
09:09How cool is the timber panelling?
09:10Yeah.
09:11Warp from the textures is great.
09:12There's a bit too much.
09:13Yeah.
09:14Yeah.
09:15Yeah.
09:16Yeah.
09:17Yeah.
09:18Yeah.
09:19Yeah.
09:20Yeah.
09:21Yeah.
09:22It did take me back home a bit, to be honest.
09:23Where I spent all my summers.
09:24It had the same warm feeling.
09:25So I think this house has had a lot of good memories.
09:27Original kitchen.
09:28Whoa.
09:29Yeah.
09:30Yeah.
09:31Yeah.
09:32It's almost brand new, but I'm sure it's original.
09:33Yes.
09:34This is cool.
09:35It needs a new ceiling, but yeah.
09:36How cool is the timber panelling?
09:37Yeah.
09:38Warp from the textures is great.
09:39There's bits you'd keep, but oh, look at that door.
09:40That's an interesting angle.
09:41It did take me back home a bit, to be honest.
09:42Where I spent all my summers, it had the same warm feeling.
09:45So I think this house has had a lot of good memories.
09:50Original kitchen.
09:51Whoa.
09:52Yeah.
09:53This was the original.
09:56The owner had five children and she fed them all out of this space here.
10:00What?
10:01Would you call it a kitchen?
10:02It's just a relic.
10:03It was just a beautiful relic that maybe you'd keep.
10:06So that's, there is a little piece of history.
10:08And then of course we have kitchen and dining around here.
10:11Ah, yes.
10:12Wow.
10:13This is.
10:14Yeah.
10:15It's vau.
10:16Vau.
10:17It's vau.
10:18Would you like to check out the bedrooms?
10:19Why don't you do that and I'll open up the back house.
10:21The back house.
10:22Yes.
10:23Okay.
10:24Okay.
10:25The bedrooms.
10:26Upstairs.
10:27Upstairs.
10:28Upstairs.
10:29Upstairs.
10:30Upstairs.
10:31Upstairs.
10:32Upstairs.
10:33Upstairs.
10:34Upstairs.
10:35Upstairs.
10:36Upstairs.
10:37Oh, it's a bit spooky.
10:38It is a bit spooky.
10:40It's kind of like a bit of a museum vibe.
10:44Small.
10:46Cute.
10:46Yeah.
10:47You opened it up.
10:48Okay, maybe.
10:49You opened it up, maybe, into one.
10:51It's creepy.
10:52It is creepy.
10:53But it's cute.
10:54I mean, look at the floors.
10:55They squeak at night when you walk.
10:58This is cute, though.
11:02Ooh.
11:04That was an interesting place.
11:06Cute.
11:06Three bedrooms.
11:07I think we'd open it up.
11:08Yeah, they were really small.
11:10Let's find Shelley.
11:11Let's go.
11:12Okay, let's go.
11:12Okay.
11:22Hello.
11:23It's a lot.
11:24It's a lot.
11:25Yeah, it's a little bit spooky.
11:26Yeah, but potential.
11:28I saw potential.
11:29There is no doubt there's a bit of work to be done.
11:32When you come here to the backyard,
11:33we've got a self-contained cottage over here.
11:35We've got another self-contained accommodation here.
11:38As far as development opportunities go,
11:40this is pretty extraordinary.
11:42Yeah, right.
11:43I can see your kids kicking footy here,
11:45if you don't subdivide it.
11:47But, yeah, but, no, I think it's beautiful.
11:50Let's talk price.
11:51The one at the top of the hill was 2.75.
11:54I imagine it's a bit similar.
11:56It's on the market for $2,850,000.
12:03So, yeah, it's pretty similar.
12:04Yeah.
12:06Similar to the one up the hill.
12:09The one up the hill has the view, though.
12:11Yes.
12:11This has the road, but close to the beach.
12:15Something to think about.
12:15Yeah.
12:17Hopefully, house number three brings it home.
12:19Helmets.
12:19Check.
12:20You've got the address.
12:20I'll see you there.
12:21See you there.
12:22Ride carefully.
12:28Coming up.
12:31House number three.
12:32Quintessential Aussie Beach Shack.
12:34We're still on the Great Ocean Road.
12:37Beach Shack.
12:38Yeah.
12:39Cute.
12:39Potential.
12:51Previously.
12:52Patrick and I have been living in Melbourne with our two boys, and it's time to live beachside.
13:00Here it is.
13:01She is a beauty.
13:03Undergone a full renovation, so it's as new.
13:06Could not live here.
13:08Oh, that's wild.
13:12You wanted to live on the Great Ocean Road.
13:14We are on the Great Ocean Road.
13:17We are.
13:18One of the original houses of the area.
13:21Old school vibes.
13:22A bit of beachy vibes.
13:23Beachy vibes.
13:24Yeah.
13:25It's a bit of a mixed bag.
13:34Ooh.
13:35Right?
13:36House number three.
13:38Quintessential Aussie Beach Shack.
13:40There is a fence.
13:41There is room for a shed.
13:42There's room for a boat.
13:43Room for a caravan.
13:44The house itself is two beds, one bath, but there's room for improvement.
13:48We're still on the Great Ocean Road.
13:51Little bit of work.
13:52There's a balance, isn't there?
13:53Yeah.
13:53Maybe not as much as the last one, but we'll see.
13:56We'll see.
13:57We'll see.
13:58Beach Shack.
13:59Beach Shack.
13:59Yeah.
14:00Yeah.
14:00But a cool beach shack.
14:01Yeah.
14:02Cute.
14:02Potential.
14:03And I love the trees.
14:04The trees are awesome.
14:05It's pretty beautiful.
14:07Well, let's check out the fit.
14:08Come on in.
14:18Come on through.
14:19This is a pretty good spot to take it all in.
14:23Wow.
14:24There's a lot to take in.
14:25There is a lot to take in.
14:27You've got so much light coming in.
14:29Yes.
14:29Obviously, a holiday home, so they love being in each other's space.
14:33If you were to live here day to day, you might want to create a few more zones.
14:37Kitchen, which again, needs some updating.
14:39Tidy enough to work with for now.
14:41I can see us in that lounge room.
14:43Yes.
14:43And the fireplace.
14:44When I say us, I mean me and my boys.
14:46Oh, sorry.
14:46Maybe not you.
14:47I feel like we could zhuzh it up.
14:48Yeah.
14:49Well, we have to do a bit of work here.
14:51Cute splashback.
14:52Yellow tiles.
14:53Oh, if you like that, please have a look in the bathroom.
14:56Okay.
14:56You got me intrigued.
14:58Okay, let's go.
14:58Go girls.
14:59Be brave.
14:59See you soon.
15:00Yes.
15:11Oh.
15:14Wow.
15:15Wow.
15:17It's awesome.
15:17It's a lot.
15:18But it's retro.
15:19Retro.
15:20Groovy.
15:20Groovy.
15:21Groovy.
15:21Groovy.
15:21Yeah.
15:24This is nice.
15:25Yes.
15:26I mean, the view.
15:26And how much light.
15:28Yeah.
15:28Yeah.
15:29This is beautiful.
15:30And?
15:31Storage.
15:32Storage.
15:32Storage.
15:33All right.
15:34That main bedroom, the view out onto the garden, can you just imagine, even in winter, it'd
15:41be lovely, like, wake up, put those blinds up, look out at those trees.
15:46Should we go and see Shelly?
15:47I think we should see Shelly.
15:49How's that bathroom?
16:00It's a lot.
16:02That wallpaper.
16:02Yeah.
16:03Yeah.
16:04It's a pretty amazing block.
16:06And a lot of sheds.
16:07A lot of sheds for all your bits and bobs and your tinkering and your stuff.
16:11Not much green on the ground.
16:13No.
16:14Low maintenance.
16:14Low maintenance.
16:15Yes.
16:17Let's talk price.
16:17Let's cut to the chase.
16:18Ooh.
16:19Yes.
16:20I imagine it's less than the others.
16:221.5 to 2?
16:23Yeah, just over 2 maybe.
16:25Mm.
16:25Yeah.
16:26Offer's over 1.8.
16:28Ooh.
16:28Mm.
16:29That's intriguing, isn't it?
16:31That is.
16:32That's so much cheaper than the others.
16:34So much cheaper, yeah.
16:35And then it means we can add things.
16:37Yeah.
16:38And you can travel.
16:39And we can travel.
16:40Mm-hmm.
16:40We can travel.
16:41We can travel to Estonia.
16:43No, don't do that.
16:46Huge decision.
16:48It is.
16:48We're moving from Melbourne.
16:49Yeah.
16:50Something to think about, Suze.
16:52Gonna need some time.
16:55Coming up.
16:57Did any of these homes speak to you?
17:00Well, yeah.
17:01Um.
17:02After some time reporting back to Patrick, Suze has let me know that they have made a decision.
17:17We're catching up again at the Anglesea Hotel to hear which house they've gone with.
17:22I managed to get into town a little earlier to see the sights and meet some of the locals.
17:27Talia, a third generation local to Anglesea, they must be hard to come by.
17:35And there's not many of you floating around town.
17:36There's a few of us, but not too many.
17:38There's certainly some more people that have come in over the years, but it's lovely to
17:43still see familiar faces.
17:45You went to high school back in Geelong, which isn't too far from here.
17:48Yes.
17:49But now you're working at the Anglesea Hotel.
17:50I'm back at the Anglesea Hotel.
17:51My grandparents bought the hotel back in the 1970s, and so to be third generation here,
17:58to work alongside my grandparents and parents, I don't think many people could say that they've
18:02had the opportunity to do that, so I'm, yeah, super grateful.
18:05That's pretty awesome.
18:06It didn't look like this last time I was here, so it's undergone a pretty amazing renovation.
18:11It has.
18:12Yeah.
18:13No, we're really happy with how it's turned out.
18:14We'll finish the deck.
18:16Exciting times to come.
18:17Absolutely.
18:19Why is this part of the Great Ocean Road so special to you?
18:22I just think it's an untouched piece of paradise here.
18:26Lawn's amazing and Torquay's amazing, but they're just so big.
18:29Whereas here, it allows you to just relax.
18:32It's tranquil.
18:33We still have everything that people need here.
18:36Supermarkets, bakeries, local shops, cafes, the pub.
18:40My favourite part of living in this town, it's that community feel.
18:43And what should take five minutes going to the post office is a half an hour job,
18:46because you're saying hello to everyone, you're catching up, and that's truly the best part is that community spirit in this town.
18:51And the fact that you are keeping the legacy alive.
18:53Yes.
18:54Yeah.
18:55No, it's wonderful.
18:56Is this for me?
18:57Yes.
18:58Please.
18:59How did you go?
19:00Hey, I've got a new show idea.
19:01Find my local.
19:02And girls, this is your local.
19:03It's a good pub.
19:04Yeah.
19:05Let's talk through the houses that we saw.
19:07So house number one obviously was beautiful, fully renovated, gorgeous beach home.
19:15Very finished.
19:16Very finished.
19:17It probably didn't have all the things we needed, but that view was pretty epic.
19:20And it had enough room to do the things you needed to make it.
19:21Had enough room.
19:22Yeah.
19:23Yeah.
19:24But quite a distance from the beach.
19:25Right.
19:26Yeah.
19:27But beautiful.
19:28Yeah, it was, wasn't it?
19:29Yeah.
19:30Yeah.
19:31Yeah.
19:32Yeah.
19:33Yeah.
19:34Yeah.
19:35Yeah.
19:36Yeah.
19:37Yeah.
19:38Yeah.
19:39But quite a distance from the beach.
19:42Right.
19:43Yeah.
19:44But beautiful.
19:45Yeah, it was, wasn't it?
19:46Yeah.
19:47House number two.
19:48I'm not going to call it beautiful.
19:49No.
19:50That's a stretch.
19:51But she could be.
19:52Vintage.
19:53She was potential.
19:54I did see a lot in her.
19:56Ingrid, you were transported back to Estonia at that point.
19:59I was, yes.
20:00In a good way.
20:01Like, lots of memories of grandma and everything.
20:03So, yeah.
20:04Maybe this is the one for you.
20:05Maybe.
20:06You never know.
20:07But it was a bit pricey, I think.
20:08And that massive backyard.
20:10Did you speak to Patrick about that?
20:11I did.
20:12Talked about subdividing.
20:13Yeah.
20:14A lot of potential.
20:17And then house number three was a little bit further out of town.
20:20But an amazing location.
20:21Yeah.
20:22Huge big block.
20:23But also needed some work.
20:24Which, as we worked out during the day, you're not averse to.
20:27No.
20:28To love a change.
20:30Beautiful beach back.
20:31Yeah.
20:32The mint green.
20:33Shaded mint green.
20:34Lots of space.
20:35Lots of sheds.
20:36Lots of existing sheds.
20:37So, less work in the yard.
20:39Maybe a lot of work inside.
20:42Did any of these homes speak to you?
20:45Well, yeah.
20:47Number three.
20:48Okay.
20:49Yes.
20:50Definitely our fave.
20:51Yeah.
20:52My husband.
20:53The kids.
20:54The boys.
20:55Are excited to live here.
20:56That sounds great to me.
20:57And then this.
20:58Yeah.
20:59Why wouldn't we be excited to live here?
21:01It's a cool town.
21:02Thank you so much for allowing me in on your little adventure for a home.
21:08Why wouldn't you want your holiday to be your everyday?
21:10That's right.
21:11We're very lucky.
21:12Very lucky.
21:13Well, since our little Anglesea adventure, I've heard back from Suze and Patrick to learn
21:20that their offer was successful on the property and that they've already made the big sea change.
21:25I wish you all the best for the new coastal lifestyle.
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