Kate Farrelly

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Kate Farrelly

If it’s been a while since your last visit to North Sydney, it’s high time to jump on the train – or, better yet, the super-speedy Metro – and stroll through the streets to get a sense of all the change afoot. Alight at Victoria Cross and admire the world-class station infrastructure before exploring the new retail and dining precinct. Wander down Miller Street and contemplate the pedestrian plaza planned for the section between the Pacific Highway and Berry Street.

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Kate Farrelly

Al Bentley is a little sheepish when he admits Dee Why was not on his wishlist when he and his wife, Anki Mehta, decided to buy a beachside apartment. The couple, who were renting in Bondi, kicked off their search in the eastern suburbs before realising they’d get more bang for their buck on the Northern Beaches. “We spent more than a year looking, and for that whole year we completely ignored Dee Why,” Bentley says.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Kate Farrelly |Marie O Brien

By Kate Farrelly and Mary O'Brien June 18, 2025 — 8.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From bold lines to subtle finishes, we’ve rounded up the best of the luxury property market in Australia right now. A four-bedroom home plus a one-bedroom self-contained apartment is hard to find anywhere in Woollahra, let alone in the village centre.

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Kate Farrelly |Marie O Brien

By Kate Farrelly and Mary O'BrienJune 18, 2025From bold lines to subtle finishes, we’ve rounded up the best of the luxury property market in Australia right now. A four-bedroom home plus a one-bedroom self-contained apartment is hard to find anywhere in Woollahra, let alone in the village centre.

2 weeks ago | domain.com.au | Kate Farrelly

Close your eyes and see if you can imagine Dulwich Hill in the 1800s. Land was prized for its stands of timber, and ginger beer manufacturer William Starkey’s estate, Gladstone Hall, extended to the Cooks River. On scorching summer weekends, men would frequently bathe here “in a perfectly nude state”, according to a 1891 letter to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, which called for convictions to deter skinny-dippers.