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Dave, Melbourne,Australia 01-26-2013 06:41 PM

Beachhouse on a pole in south-east Australia
 
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/trav...122-2d5d5.html

This house at Fairhaven on the Great Ocean Road (1-2 hours south-west of Melbourne) is on top of a concrete pylon and well out from the cliff. As the attached video shows, it was one of the few Fairhaven houses to survive the Ash Wednesday bushfire on 16Feb1983.

johnfowles 01-27-2013 04:52 PM

Re: Beachhouse on a pole in south-east Australia
 
Nice one David
http://images.theage.com.au/2013/01/...on-620x349.jpg
It must be something in the local water or milk!!
In 2007 I was most struck by a similarly unlikely bovine "sculpture" seen on the route of the circular tram tour from Flinders Street
If it's not one thing it's the udder!!
http://www.aroundtheregion.com/wp-co...ree_100663.jpg

charlene 01-27-2013 06:05 PM

Re: Beachhouse on a pole in south-east Australia
 
I saw that house on a TV show about amazing homes several years ago! -awesome views- Love the walkway to it. Too bad it's coming down.

Dave, Melbourne,Australia 01-27-2013 07:29 PM

Re: Beachhouse on a pole in south-east Australia
 
John, I vaguely recall seeing that upside-down cow in Melbourne's new Docklands area.

Charlene, the original beachhouse is being removed, but the pole and walkway are remaining and a more modern house will be built on it. I spent this week on the Great Ocean Road and the rebuilding of the pole house was the talk of the coast.


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