House and Land September 2020

2020Homes, Adviser Spring Edition Design Ideas, Land Releases and Lifestyle Opportunities

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• LAND SALE BOOM CONTINUES • PRIME LAND FOR SALE OFF ARCHER ROAD, KIALLA SPRING HAS SPRUNG...

William and Charlotte Ryan enjoy the spring sunshine in Queens Gardens, Shepparton.

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Supplying the building trade HANDY ON THE TOOLS AND SUPPLIES... Bowens salesperson, Daniel Chapple, with father and store manager, Darren Chapple in the retail hardware section of Bowens, a leading building trade supply store in Shepparton. Photo: Struan Jones.

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HE housing construction industry is booming in Greater Shepparton.

For context, between July 2019 and March 2020, a whopping $124 million was spent in Greater Shepparton alone on new dwellings and renovations.

With the building trade roaring, building material suppliers such as Shepparton’s Bowens have been as busy as ever.

Bowens, an independent, familyowned trade and hardware supplier has been around for 125 years with three branches in regional Victoria and 12 branches in Melbourne.

The Shepparton branch has been operating for 13 years and supplies a huge range of innovative products to builders and tradies including: • Spantec steel floor systems • Dincel structural walling • Perma composite claddings • Wedi bathroom panels • Arbre engineered flooring They also have access to Astec paints and stock a large range of James Hardie products as well as huge stocks of framing timbers including the Wesbeam e-frame M10 framing, which is becoming a great alternative to pine.

The Shepparton store on Wheeler Street services a huge area from Bendigo to Albury, and from Kerang to Mansfield with two crane trucks and two four-tonne trucks they can offer a prompt turnaround to all areas.

Bowens is located at 7 Wheeler Street, Shepparton and can be contacted on 5822 2364.

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Bowens, an independent, family-owned trade and hardware supplier has been around for 125 years with three branches in regional Victoria and 12 branches in Melbourne.

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LAND BOOM...

Gagliardi Scott Real Estate principal, Rocky Gagliardi, said he’s never seen property selling so hot in Greater Shepparton as now. Photo: Struan Jones.

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REATER Shepparton is in a land sales boom and it’s showing no signs of slowing down, according to one of the region’s most experienced real estate agents.

Rocky Gagliardi, principal at Gagliardi Scott Real regional industries has combined to heat up the Estate, said the region’s real estate market has market and available lots have become scarce. only intensified since the onset of the Coronavirus “Now we’re finding there is anxiety among buyers pandemic. looking to build in the next couple of years who are “What we’re seeing now is a shortage of land lots realising they could run out of blocks to pick from,” available,” he said.

Rocky said.

The perfect storm of low interest rates, the Gagliardi Scott are the agents for several residential availability of government grants and booming land estates, many of which brought forward their

2021 sales, including at Sanctuary Park, The Vines, Riverwood Estate, Windsor Park Estate and Seven Creeks Estate.

“Lots have been selling like mad this year. I’ve never seen anything like it. I was involved in the last building boom and this is unprecedented,” Rocky said.

Gagliardi Scott Real Estate is located at 182 High Street, Shepparton, and can be contacted on (03) 5831 1800.

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New range of rugs arrive NEW RUGS ARRIVE...

Part owner of Shepparton Carpet Court, Mario Rizzeri, with the selection of new rugs.

Photo: Stephanie Holliday

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HE perfect rug has the potential to transform a space without completely changing your flooring.

Often when we upgrade our toned rugs available, Carpet Court furniture, we notice other parts of our Shepparton have ensured you are also home could also do with an update. able to add an accent colour to your A great way to tie a room together is home with colourful selections on hand to get a rug that is complementary to as well. other features of the room.

Shepparton Carpet Court owners, Shepparton Carpet Court is excited Mario Rizzeri, Murray Reid and Mark to bring you a new range of high quality O’Sullivan are on hand to help you and stylish rugs. select the perfect rug for your floor.

With over 100 rugs now on display, Shepparton Carpet Court is located prices start from $199 with a large at 7946 Melbourne Road, Shepparton range of styles and colours available. (next to AMart Furniture) and can be While there are many neutral, soft contacted on 5823 2600.

HOME SECURITY IS A VITAL PART OF THE BUILDING PROCESS...

Owner, Angelo Kakouros and his team are on standby to talk you through tailor-made security solutions for your new home. Photo: Stephanie Holliday.

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FTER you’ve finally perfected the plans of your dream home, what’s the next step? Planning your garden landscaping, furniture shopping?

One of the most important aspects Unfortunately, even being at home of a new home build many overlook is is not always going to stop the brazen, home security. And not just any home and Standby Security’s many camera security, home security provided by an options allow you to keep an eye on industry pillar with 30 years’ experience your property and surrounds to protect and verified, security business licensing your family at all times. for expert installation.

Your home is your castle, and a Standby Security combine top of professionally installed security the range equipment with cutting solution, tailor-made to your needs, is edge technology to provide security one of the most important investments solutions for all new and pre-existing you’ll make in your home ownership properties. journey.

The ability to keep an eye on your Only a phone call away, Standby home via your phone and other Security will provide an obligation free smart devices is invaluable, as is the assessment, so contact them on 1800 protection Standby Security provide by 809 579 or visit www.standbysecurity. offering back to base 24/7 support in com.au for more information. the event of an emergency.

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EVIN Hicks Real Estate, one of the leading land sales agents in the district, are pleased to advise all current and prospective land developers they have for sale keenly soughtafter property in the urban growth zone between the Archer Road and River Road/ Doyles Road precinct.

Held by the Baker family for many years, this 12.7-hectare (approximately 31.5 acres) at 583 Archer Road is now for sale.

Crossing Archer Road from the successful Kialla Lakes subdivision, this land creates the entry for development to the east, creating building allotments to further benefit the growth and expansion of Shepparton’s urban sprawl.

The land is being offered for sale by tender. Full tender documents (contracts) will be available from the selling agents, Kevin Hicks Real Estate, by early October. Tenders will close by Monday, November 30.

In addition to ‘Baker’s Land’, Kevin Hicks Real Estate also has for sale an adjoining parcel of land comprising eight hectares (approximately 20 acres) at 20 Hoopers Road, Kialla. This property is for sale by expressions of interest and would be the perfect addition to any future developers’ portfolio.

For further details, contact any of the selling agents at Kevin Hicks Real Estate, Des O’Shea, Kevin Hicks, Terry Shiels or Julie Ryan on (03) 5821 8388.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS... Kevin Hicks Real Estate director, Kevin Hicks, land sales specialists, Des O’Shea and Terry Shiels, and residential sales specialist, Julie Ryan at Archer Road in east Shepparton. Photos: Supplied.

URBAN GROWTH ZONE... The two lots of land for sale: The 12.7-hectare property at 583 Archer Road, Kialla, and the eight-hectare property at 20 Hoopers Road, Kialla.

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Design your home from your couch DESIGN YOUR HOME XPRESS...

Simonds Homes is making designing your own home easier with Simonds Xpress.

Pictured is the beautiful Valerian (Simonds Display Homes pictured are for illustrative purposes only and may contain upgrades or items not included). Photo: Supplied.

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imonds Homes’ Xpress is a revolutionary new way to tailor your dream home online, anywhere, and anytime.

Choose from a range of modern home designs, customise your floor plan and make it your own with a variety of stylish colour schemes.

Using the online tool, you can design your home to suit your family’s needs, all from the comfort of your couch. Plus, lock in the price and your home could be

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built in as little as 20 weeks (from start on site, singlestorey homes only).

All Xpress homes come with a lifetime structural guarantee and are supported by the strength and reliability of Simonds’ 70 years of experience building homes for Australian families.

Select from thoughtfully designed and quality-built homes like the Sage 24: A modern, four-bedroom, twobathroom home with open-plan kitchen and living area

perfect for families who value quality time together but appreciate privacy when needed.

If you’re looking for a home like the Sage 24, it will be on display at Seven Creeks Estate in Kialla on Saturday, September 19.

Speak to Simonds Homes’ local sales consultant, Glenn Wilson, for expert advice on your home building journey. Call Glenn on 0400 674 481, email glenn.wilson@simonds.com.au or visit the website simondsxpress.com.au.

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Three décor trends for 2020 INDUSTRIAL Perfectly aged, worn-out wood flooring, brick walls, and metal bars exposed from the ceiling. A warehouse feel combined with homely touches can give a very modern and stylish edge to a new build.

Focus on various textures, raw finishes, and the appeal of a design that centres on mechanical ingenuity. The ability to combine upcycled furniture, modern furniture and eclectic pieces you have collected means you have free reign with your decorating choices.

HOTONDO HOMES SHEPPARTON ALSO RESTORATION EXPERTS... A stunning Tatura home with heritage overlay restored to its former glory. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

FARMHOUSE Modern farmhouse décor has really taken to the forefront recently, and being situated in the Goulburn Valley means this particular style suits our lifestyle perfectly. Forget the farmhouse décor you may associate with Nan and Pop’s farm in the 90s, despite its charm. The new take on farmhouse chic means there isn’t a brown or terracotta floor tile in sight.

POP OF COLOUR Decorating with neutral colours is a safe, timeless, and chic way to go. On top of that, it seems as though minimalistic and monochromatic design trends won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.

However, just because these tame interior styles are in vogue doesn’t mean you can’t experiment with bright colours and fun hues. Sometimes you may want to add just a little something to your mainly white, beige, and grey space.

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Heritage charm meets modern, clean lines H

OTONDO Shepparton are your local experts when it comes to bringing your dream home vision to life.

Unlike many volume builders, Hotondo Homes Tatura with a heritage overlay on narrow block, and Shepparton managing director, Colin Mintern says that was no issue for my experienced team. he’s flexible and willing to accommodate the needs “We’re all about focusing on what’s important both of a modern home owner. now and into the future to ensure it suits our clients’ “We specialise in building family homes, we know needs for years to come.” that no two homes are the same, just as no two Speak to the friendly team at Hotondo Shepparton families live in their home the same way,” Colin said. to start your dream home journey today. Visit 4, 228“We recently handed over a stunning home in 232 High Street, or call 5831 2250.

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Expertise in rebuilding house foundations U

nderpinning involves rebuilding the foundations of a house once the house has been standing for a number of years.

Over time, the environment has a nasty habit of shifting the ground beneath our homes, mostly in a managed fashion but at times it can be devastating, with cracks appearing in walls where they shouldn’t be.

It is in these situations that underpinning is likely needed and when it is, it needs experts with the right equipment and knowhow to undertake the work. It is not just another routine building operation.

According to Link Building Systems director, Andy George, “We start the process with a detailed site inspection, looking for the causes of the ground movement so we can develop a program that will stabilise that, then we look at repairing the structure. We have design and engineering plans drawn up and get the necessary permits to undertake the work so the client is fully protected and can be confident that they are getting the best result.”

“When we first start a job, we spend the first day getting the site all fenced to comply with OHS, we make sure we

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ICONIC... GV Carports and Patios part-owner, Daryl Emmett, with one of his distinctive red F-Series trucks. GV Carports and Patios also install pergolas and verandahs. Photo: Struan Jones.

I reckon we need a patio S WORKING UNDER THE FOUNDATIONS... Link Building Systems, builder’s labourer, Ray Fletcher works on a new underpinning project. Photo: Supplied

locate all the services and assess all risk hazards aiming to fix the problems and leave the site with minimum disruption.”

Link Building Systems are located at 31 Telford Drive, Shepparton and can be contacted on 5821 4516 for a site inspection.

UMMER is all about long evenings in the backyard under the patio or pergola, sunset drinks or dinner with friends. That is of course, if you’ve got a patio or pergola to sit under.

Outdoor entertaining is a classic GV Carports and Patios, stand by their Australian spring and summertime 10-year guarantee on all their products, activity, and an outdoor setting can make including carports, patios, pergolas and the world of difference to your home. verandahs. Daryl is a registered builder It’s amazing how a new space can with more than 35 years’ experience in transform your lifestyle. the industry.

A well-designed patio by Shepparton’s Their Mitchell Street workshop and GV Carports and Patios is an affordable showroom showcases a full-sized way to create a beautiful outdoor living display patio with insulated roofing and area, and add significant value to your ColorbondTM iron roofing with Lysaght Firmlok beams, and is fully COVID-safe, home. as are their home visits for quotes.

A patio can be built anywhere GV Carports and Patios is located at 70 in your garden, providing a focus Mitchell Street, Shepparton, and can be for landscaping and garden-style contacted on 5831 2031. entertaining.

Daryl and Maree Emmett, owners of

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Chalk paint old furniture MOVING into a fresh, newly built home or painstakingly renovated property can highlight to us that pieces of furniture previously suited our décor now may look outdated and out of place.

Instead of using your time and energy to sell old furniture, with a simple coat of paint you will be able to transform your time-loved pieces into refreshed, stylish and one-of-a-kind items.

Dark brown, wooden furniture has featured prominently in many homes in recent decades but there has been a strong shift in recent years towards lighter colours and matte finishes. Matte paint is commonly referred to as ‘chalk’ paint.

The wonderful part about chalk paint is that many of these paints do not require the use of a primer.

Most of the time you can skip sanding, too. Just a clean is all that’s required to prepare the furniture. The rustic effect they produce also means painting items doesn’t require perfection. In fact, the less perfect, the better!

Any wooden furniture you have is able to be repainted with chalk paint, and in fact, very old furniture with intricate carvings comes up particularly well after being painted with a matte paint.

GET SUMMER READY... Joel Guseli of Guseli Pool Servicing is an expert in maintaining your pool year-round to get the best results in the warmer months. Photo: Struan Jones.

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AVING a pool in summer can be a dream. But the condition of your pool immediately after winter can be a nightmare.

Pools need regular professional servicing to stay a family with a long history of building pools in the ahead of any problems that may be brewing in your Goulburn Valley. backyard. With reduced pump times over winter, you “Looking after your pool is a bit like maintaining your may be left scratching your head while staring at your car – ideally, you get it serviced before you notice green water once the weather starts warming – as it is problems,” he said. now.

Fully trained in water chemistry, Joel can help you Having filters cleaned regularly and your water get your pool shimmering like liquid glass again. tested is the best way to stay on top of your pool He travels far and wide to service pools in the region, maintenance, according to pool expert Joel Guseli. across Shepparton and Mooroopna, Tatura, Kyabram, Joel, of Guseli’s Pool Servicing, knows a thing Numurkah, Violet Town and Euroa. or two about pools with more than 16 years in the For advice, a friendly chat and appointments, Joel construction and servicing business and is part of Guseli of Guseli Pool Servicing can be contacted on 0401 601 020.

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UR current Coronavirus lockdown has affected many businesses, and how we interact with them.

Thankfully, the building and Professional local flooring experts can construction industry has been still safely visit your home to give you a protected, and is standing up as the quote. backbone of many local economies.

Caroline and David Mohi have built People are still building new houses or their business from the floor up over 13 using the opportunity to renovate their years, and see repeat clients returning homes. for their second, or third time. They said When your project requires a their attitude towards personalised personal touch, Shepparton’s Carpet service is what keeps people coming Call Floor Centre and National Tiles back. showroom is still open, with old“I still love this business, it’s our baby. fashioned service, even if the smile is We pride ourselves on our service to behind a mask. our community,” Caroline said.

The supply of floor coverings, The Carpet Call Floor Centre and tiles, blinds, screens, shutters and National Tiles showroom is located at awnings has not been affected, with 8001 Melbourne Road, Shepparton, or deliveries still coming from Melbourne. contact them on 5823 5066.

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HIDDEN SMILES… David and Caroline Mohi of Shepparton’s Carpet Call Floor Centre and National Tiles showroom are still open for business with an impressive range of tiles, vinyl, and window coverings on display. Photo: Struan Jones.

” Homebuilder grant starts to drive recovery but it needs more

New Australian Bureau of Statistics lending figures for July show that the HomeBuilder grant provided by the Federal Government has started to drive a recovery in loans being taken out for new home building and renovations.

“The 9% jump in the number of owner occupier loans for the building of new homes in the month is encouraging and shows the highly effective impact of HomeBuilding in activating demand,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said.

“However, the outlook for the industry and the economy in general is extremely grim and HomeBuilder should be extended for 12 months in the Federal Budget to help maintain a pipeline of work and be a lifeline for builders and tradies,” she said.

“The home renovations market also appears to be responding well to the roll out of HomeBuilder across the country. During July, the number of loans to owner occupiers for home alterations/additions experienced a 6.3% uplift compared with the previous month,” she said.

“Our latest forecasts estimate that HomeBuilder is likely to boost new home building commencements by almost 10,000 during 2020-21 but the sector still faces a forecast of 27% decline,” Denita Wawn said.

“The heavy interlinkage between construction and the wider Australia economy means that the economic benefits across a range of sectors will be even greater than a boost to residential building activity,” she said.

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