While many city dwellers yearn to escape the pressure of urban life, they often find it hard to give up the luxuries they have been accustomed to in their upmarket urban homes. At the same time, country and coastal regions are not renowned for their architecture or facilities. High density apartments surrounded by holiday lettings are a long way from Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and North Shore. When leaving the city one hopes for open skies and green trees, but today's retirees don't want to spend their whole life on a lawn mower or tractor...
Carnegie Cove at Bonny Hills is a sophisticated low-density over 55s development catering to the mature, active market that wants contemporary living in an engaging environmental setting. Located 20 kilometres south of Port Macquarie and seven kilometres north of Laurieton, Bonny Hills is rated by the CSIRO as having one of the best climates in Australia and, in fact, the world. Rainbow Beach stretches 20 kilometres from Bonny Hills to the Tacking Point Lighthouse near Port Macquarie, and there are many ways to explore this sun-bleached belt of sand - by horse, on foot or by 4-wheel-drive.
Located on 421 hectares of natural Australian landscape and lush forest, Carnegie Cove has been designed by the internationally respected architectural firm DBI Design Group, with credentials including the design of the Palazzo Versace Hotel, Westin Hotel in Melbourne, both Sheraton Mirages and Lizard Island. They have styled a community where each home is strategically positioned with ample space around it and minimal roads to maximise the feeling of privacy and ‘escape.' There is a choice of one and two-storey homes ranging from two to three bedrooms; no expense has been spared in the interior design. Facilities at Carnegie Cove include cafes and restaurant, pool, spa, gym and a proposed Jack Newton signature 18-hole champion golf course.
Carnegie Cove is close to Rainbow Beach and the Central Coast hinterland, while Port Macquarie and its airport are close by.
Prices start at $385,000.
Phone 1300 762 951
