What to see this weekend in Victoria

12 Wildcoast Avenue, Blairgowrie
About $2.5 million
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms 4 car spaces
2.30pm-3pm Saturday and Sunday

After a day luxuriating in the resort features of this contemporary house — tennis court, pool, golf drive practice net and putting green, outdoor barbecue kitchen and sun-soaked deck — you can fall asleep to the sound of the ocean waves. The coastal retreat is in a privileged and private nook on a huge, flat site on the edge of the back beach and national park.

Private sale
Jellis Craig, Emil Foller 0403 301 097

5 Gardiner Avenue, Lorne
$750,000-plus
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
11am-11.30am Saturday, 11.30am-noon Sunday

Inspired by tree houses and Japanese architecture, this tranquil, bohemian retreat is set in the hills away from the tourist-crazy beachfront. The structure is all about character-filled timbers — much of it recycled — in beams, ceilings, joinery, floors and the wide deck that wraps around it. Floor-to-ceiling windows connect the interior with the treed landscape, draw in natural light and offer ocean views.

Auction noon, Sunday January 24
RT Edgar, Anne Mackie 0417 034 212

36 Eleventh Avenue, Anglesea
$1.6 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
1.30pm-2pm

This corner property has been in one family for 60 years, but the house was built just two years ago. It’s in a secluded spot between the Great Ocean Road and the coastal reserve, a couple of streets west of Point Roadknight’s swimming beach and just north of Guvvo’s surf and year-round dog beach. The open-plan house has a wide deck and upper balcony, a stone fireplace and a swim-spa.

Auction 2pm, Saturday January 23
Great Ocean Road Real Estate, Kellie Saddington 0488 980 994

52 Toorak Road, Inverloch
$524,000
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
1pm-1.30pm Sunday

A mix of permanents and holiday retreats nestle into the bush environment around this property, on the Gippsland coastal town’s west side. This western red cedar cottage, walking distance to the beach, has a natural gas log fire, a timber deck and a separate rumpus cabin on its 872-square-metre block.

LJ Hooker, Cindy Winkler 0400 622 225
Private sale

57 Norman Drive, Cowes
$695,000
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 car spaces
2pm-2.30pm Saturday and Sunday

Piquing buyer interest as a permanent home or for executive rental, this contemporary house has its open-plan kitchen and living/dining plus main bedroom on the upper floor. There are water glimpses from the wide balcony, and a sheltered ground-floor deck is set in landscaped gardens. Take a stroll to the shops or to the safe-swimming sandy north beach, where a 60-metre jetty has just been built alongside the Anderson Road boat ramp.

Private sale
Judith Wright Stockdale & Leggo, Marc Coulter 0477 045 744

In town

11 Grant Street, Southbank
$3.95 million
3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

Home-office potential adds value to the city-fringe living at this sophisticated three-level townhouse, part of The Melburnian complex near the Botanic Gardens.

Private sale
Capital Property Marketing, Mary Dowling 0438 098 888

14 St Georges Road South, Fitzroy North
$900,000-$990,000
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 car space
1pm-1.30pm

New kitchen, bathroom, paintwork and timber floors have rejuvenated this Victorian cottage, which has a courtyard/car space.

Auction 10am, February 6
Nelson Alexander, Luke Sacco 0407 528 040

2 Alexandra Avenue, Canterbury
$2.85 million
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space
11am-11.30am

A 2013 French provincial-style renovation lies behind the period facade of this single-level house with courtyard in Canterbury’s prime school zone.

Private sale
First National, Chris Chow 0478 083 910