Warrandyte Garden Of Tranquillity On The Doorstep To Melbourne

WARRANDYTE may be bordered on three sides by state park, but the property at 2 Swansfield Court boasts its own decent patch of grass - an acre of land dotted with trees, lilacs, azaleas and roses. It's the garden and private, tranquil location only 30 kilometres from the CBD that Claire Hyrnko and her husband, Juris, will miss most on selling after 22 years.

Trees Save River Bank

WHEN Sydney residents Jim and Evon Liaros bought a 10-hectare (25-acre) Luskintyre property on Pywells Road 11 years ago, one of the first things they did was plant 1100 native trees.