Australian House & Garden

LINES IN THE SAND

two-minute stroll through the dunes to an expanse of pristine beach, this luxurious holiday house in Byron Bay, NSW, represents a dream come true for its Sydney owners Jerrie, Michael and their three teen daughters. The family bought the property (now named Kasa Byron) sight unseen about 20 years ago, just after they’d jetted off for an expat stint, with a view to setting up a ‘home base’ in the house that used to occupy the site. “It was our one constant, a place in Australia where we could put our photos up

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