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C’est La Vie

OFTEN IN LIFE, when one door closes, another one opens. In Sue and Michael Franklin’s case, many doors (and many Victorian sash windows) opened. Acquiring the Post and Telegraph building in Moruya on the South Coast of NSW – on the traditional lands of the Yuin tribe – in 2020 was a golden opportunity for the newly retired couple. They had thought about moving from Canberra to the coast for some time and couldn’t resist the grand old dame, with her wraparound verandah and stunning period details.

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