The median house price fell 13.3 per cent over the past year,and local agents say competition from other buyers is minimal now.
The surfwear pioneer started the global business at the age of 22 out of a cheaply rented house in Torquay.
Decorated surf lifesaver Mark Scotland has plucked countless people from the water. Why are more people going to such remote locations?
Food for Good winner showcases ethics in action.
Cheery hotspot for first-rate pasta and quirky vino.
Chef Graham Jefferies’ compelling,startlingly creative waste-not cooking sees his rejigged Samesyn restaurant gain a second chefs’ hat.
These regional areas were once much cheaper,but lifestyle appeal and the work-from-home trend have helped tip median house prices into the seven-figure territory.
In this series,The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
On the shortest day of the year in the depths of winter,this Torquay group wades into the water after a lantern parade.
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income. But it comes at a price.