round the block
When Michael Duffy first suggested to his wife Carlene that they check out an unusual property he’d spotted online, she wasn’t overly enthusiastic. For starters, the couple were finishing off the renovation of their home at the northern end of the Gold Coast and the potential new house was 30 kilometres away, in the hinterland of Tallebudgera.
They’d also just become parents to their first child, Paddy, who’s now 11. “Moving was the last thing on my mind if I’m honest,” says Carlene, laughing. However, she agreed to take a
