"It’s not just a property for surfers but the historical ownership has always been surfers or people from the surf industry."
It isn’t the most popular opinion in the world, at least among those of us who don’t live in Australia’s troubled and second most populous state, but Bells Beach and the surrounding towns of Jan Juc and Torquay are pretty damn fine places to live if you like to surf.
Yeah, it’s cold, but it ain’t Scotland. Think Northern California without the meth and gangs. Here environmental protections have swooped on this fine swathe of country Australia meaning you can couch recline while checking the surf and examining the behaviours of kangaroos wandering through your yard.
And, just listed, is the former Bells Beach house of Globe owner Petey Hill, who installed a skate ramp in the joint. It squats on ten acres, has an epic surf check turret and a teepee when you want to get out your ayahuasca stash.
Listing agent Shaun O’Callaghan told the real estate press,
“The obvious standout is the location, with the proximity to Bells and the views to the northeast. It’s rare you obtain a view of that significance and also remain sheltered and protected from some of the prevailing winds.
“Some properties see the ocean but then others, of course, get the breaking waves and full connection to the surf. It’s not just a property for surfers but interestingly the historical ownership has always been surfers or people from the surf industry. The original owner was a hardcore surfer and also connected to what was on offer there so didn’t want to make a statement of the property itself.
Offers over $5.25 million Australian dollars are being sought for 225 Jarosite Rd, Bells Beach.
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You can’t put a price on owning a piece of history Gila. A shoe maker used to own that house.
I think I know those cunts
Thank you. It’s been much too long since the last real-estate article.
I was about to open up the cheque book until you said northern-California cold. That’s …..too cold
Oh well, whoever buys it will be a shit surfer thankfully. Joint is rather cooked these days sadly.
Xox
…”has an epic surf check turret”…
No it doesn’t.
For a start the house isn’t in any way within any view of Bells, and the turret can at best see a bit of the far off horizon over the treetops.
Now onto ‘real’ real estate stuff, does it have a ‘back of the toilet door’ similar or better than this one I came across recently, which features Pammy AND J-Bay amongst other sights…
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And you can keep the skate ramp and that spider den teepee…just drop the price.
“It’s not just a property for surfers but the historical ownership has always been surfers or people from the surf industry.”
well certainly not owned by a structural engineer. Needs about 20 more sets of bracing for what’s around the corner
go on, whats around the corner?
Have you not read the book of revelations? Any day now.
ah ok, i remember my mates apprentice was worried about 2012 thing
What’s around the corner is wind my friend lots of hot air and wind. Triple gale force
why triple? there is uplift points on that house haha