Hooked
Newcastle Herald
Wednesday May 21, 2003
DORA CREEK
From $800,000
Address: 32 Stingaree Point Road
House: Brick and tile on an 1800square metre block
Inspection: By appointment
Auction: 6.30pm on June 10 at the Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
Agent: David Wood of Ray White Morisset on 49705411
A FISH feed at this waterfront home means feasting on bream, flathead or blue swimmers caught just out the back in Lake Macquarie.
When there's no time to wait for the fish to bite, the kids sail around the corner into Dora Creek and bring home tea from the local fish and chip shop.
The absolute waterfront position of this 1997-built house, on a road with creek frontage on one side and clean lake frontage on the other, is a major part of its charm.
On Stingaree Point Road, it seems miles from care, yet the house is only a short drive from Dora Creek or Morisset stations on the main Newcastle to Sydney rail line.
While the two-level, four-bedroom-plus-study and double garage Clarendon-built home is spacious enough for any family, there is also plenty of land to spare on the landscaped and level 1800square metre block.
With five children to cater for, their mother Tracey Barker said everything about the house had been built with easy-care living in mind.
That begins with smart tiling from the front entry and hallway continuing through to the rear family room and kitchen, which share a glorious outlook.
They face the spacious outdoor entertainment area and a fenced Kevler shell (a stronger material than fibreglass) swimming pool set in tropical gardens with the lake beyond.
Tracey said a crane was needed to lift in some of the larger species of the 60 native palms that help create the tropical garden effect.
Inside, the house has both formal and informal areas on the ground level, with an extra sitting/games room on the upper floor.
To the left of the front entry is a carpeted lounge room with a large study opposite. Centre house is the formal dining area, a bathroom and a laundry leading out at the side to a beautiful undercover pergola area.
But most of the living goes on at the back of the house, which opens out to the gardens and lake.
The huge open-plan family living/dining area and smart white kitchen with grey benchtops prove a magnet for visitors and family alike.
Upstairs are four sizable bedrooms. The large master bedroom offers stunning views out to the water, a walk-in robe and an ensuite with a double-basin vanity.
There is also a bathroom on this level and a separate toilet to complete the practical, well-planned accommodation that makes this an ideal family home.
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