Seen from the street, a gingerbread Victorian cottage near Melbourne ... Above: In a gravel courtyard on the side of the house, homeowner Lynn Cheong grows herbs in a raised-bed kitchen garden ...

Work to transform a former Victorian school house and cottage hospital into new homes is expected to be complete by this autumn, councillors have been told. Gower School House in St Georges ...

Although presenting as a Victorian cottage to the street, Nido House includes all the amenities this family was looking for: a generous kitchen/dining area, two living areas and sufficient bedroom ...