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An Australian Countryhouse verandah

One day I'll have a veranda with an incredible outlook

The unexpected combination of tea and upholstery makes this family farm in central Victoria, known as Heatherly, more than just a grazing property. Further along the valley is a white timber homestead wrapped with deep verandahs and surrounded by a beautiful garden.

Strongbuild is a Home Builder on the South Coast of NSW, the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Berry, Kangaroo Valley and the Southern Highlands.

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The homestead at the Domaine Chandon vineyards geotagged

It's all about crackling fires, homegrown vegies and pink sunsets in this century-old farmhouse - by Leesa Maher

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Kildean Homestead, Birregurra (130km SW of Melbourne), is a set on a property of 680 acres that is dotted with magnificent River Red Gums and boasts six kilometres of Barwon River frontage. The land was originally part of pioneering pastoralist Thomas Armytage's Ingleby run, taken up in 1836, the year after Melbourne was first settled. Kildean homestead was built in 1895, but has been significantly extended and updated. The original part of the house is a symmetrical late Victorian…

This charming horse stud farmhouse with corrugated iron roof and French doors opening onto large verandahs is of quintessential Australian homestead style.

Kooringal Homestead, Hawkesdale (273km W of Melbourne), is an attractive weatherboard Edwardian house in Federation style. Single-storey and asymmetrical, it has exposed rafters and a high, steep hipped roof clad in corrugated metal. A return verandah beneath the house's unbroken roofline features paired, square timber posts with unusual post capitals. The very tall and slim brick chimneys have interesting corbelling. Kooringal has been owned by the Dawson family for 82 years.