This grand residence could become a great guests' getaway, writes Mary Kerley.
Queenscliff
15 Swanston Street
$2.5 million-plus
Private sale
Agent Fletchers, 5258 2833
Melway Map 500 H1
IN 1853, James Baillieu came to Port Phillip as a sailor on the Priscilla, which anchored at the quarantine station off Portsea. Tired of the captain's bullying, he jumped ship and was washed up across the bay at Shortland Bluff, Queenscliff. Baillieu found work as a boatman before becoming assistant..read more
IN ITS eight-year history, the Queenscliff Music Festival has received many honours as the most significant festival at both the Victorian and National Tourism Awards. This year, the event's consistent success was recognised by an induction into the Victorian Tourism Awards Hall of Fame. The acknowledgment has cemented the event's..read more
The artistic director of the Queenscliff Music Festival, Hugo T. Armstrong, will step down from the role after seven years, saying he wants to go out while the festival is thriving.