Australian House & Garden

PEACE MISSION

Melbourne couple Neil and Carey have lived in the city’s buzzy inner-east for 20 years. Their double-fronted, early-Victorian home is one of the oldest in the area and Neil says they were lured by its location: just 1.5 kilometres from the top of Collins Street and “several hundred metres from the MCG”. They love the cosmopolitan community and “being in the thick of it”. But equally, they’ve become passionate about creating a sense of sanctuary for

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