Police are searching for a group of men after shots were allegedly fired into a house in Sydney's south-west overnight. Officers were called around 2.30am on Sunday about a fire and found a car alight in the driveway of a home on Shoreline Road, Moorebank. Shots were reportedly fired into the house shortly after the car was set alight. Seven children aged between three and 10, along with a 32-year-old woman, were inside. No one was injured. Unidentified males fled in a white vehicle before police arrived.
Surf Life Saving Australia is offering a five-bedroom Bulimba home, sold for $2.61 million five months ago, as the prize in a $2 ticket draw. It is the lottery's first stand-alone city house, shifting away from its usual beachfront prizes. The 1935-built home has a heated magnesium pool, an outdoor kitchen and a media room. The $3 million prize pool also includes a $279,749 furniture package, an Isuzu MU-X 4x4, a $5000 Ampol fuel card and $10,000 in gold bullion. Ticket funds go towards equipment and training for volunteer surf lifesavers. The draw closes on January 6, 2027.
Graham Creed and Bridgit English built a two-bedroom house using hemp on their 44-hectare property in Nooroo, north of Newcastle. The home, listed for sale, offers thermal regulation and fire resistance. They transformed the former cattle farm into a wildlife haven, with Creed growing waratahs and proteas. The couple chose hemp over hebel for its unique look and feel, and its resilience to heat.
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A two-bedroom villa in Toormina, priced between $599,000 and $619,000, offers low-maintenance living in a quiet complex of five units. The property features a spacious lounge, open-plan dining and kitchen area, and a north-facing rear yard with a timber deck. Both bedrooms include built-in robes and ceiling fans, with the main bedroom also having air-conditioning. The home is conveniently located near Toormina Public and High Schools, a shopping centre, and Sawtell's main street. Ideal for first-home buyers, downsizers, or investors, the villa includes a single lock-up garage with internal access.
A termite-damaged weatherboard house in Rupanyup, Victoria, sold for $80,000 in September, making it the cheapest home sale in Australia that month. The median house price in Australia reached $974,000 in September, according to the realestate.com.au Home Price Report. Five of the top 10 cheapest sales across Australia in September took place in Victoria, with the cheapest sales by state ranging in price from $95,291 in Mornington, Queensland to $118,000 in Goldsborough in Victoria, to $130,000 in Derby, Western Australia. The new owners plan to renovate and live in the property once termite and water damage are remedied.
