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Veteran ABC journalist Helene Chung – Australia’s first non-white TV news reporter – lists her Melbourne home for sale as she relocates to Hobart
Helene Chung has put her North Melbourne terrace up for sale as she moves back to her home city of Hobart, Tasmania.
As reported by realestate.com.au on Wednesday, the 76-year-old veteran journalist is selling her home of 35 years.
The property has been listed for sale with a price guide of between $1.9million and $2.05million.
Home sweet home: Journalist Helene Chung has put her North Melbourne terrace up for sale as she moves back to her hometown of Hobart
According to sale records, Helene purchased the property for a modest $110,000 back in 1986.
She told realestate.com.au the home was ‘derelict’ and uninhabitable when she and her husband bought it, shortly after moving to Melbourne.
The former ABC journalist worked alongside award-winning architect Norman Day to renovate the home.
On the market: The property has been listed for sale with a price guide of between $1.9million and $2.05million
Prized possession: Included in the home’s renovation was a circular extension at the back of the property, which offers panoramic views of her beloved garden
Included in the renovation was a circular extension at the back of the property, which offers panoramic views of her beloved garden.
‘My partner and I wanted to be surrounded by the garden, to virtually live in the garden and he [Day] came up with the idea for the extension,’ she said.
‘It was a rundown four-room place when we bought it. It only had the four rooms and a lean-to of a kitchen and a pig or horse trough.
Bagging a bargain: According to sale records, Helene purchased the property for a modest $110,000 back in 1986
Airy: In addition to the circular extension, Helene said Day added extra windows to the home so the garden would be visible from almost every room
‘It’s an absolutely wonderful feeling living there because you can go outside and enjoy the garden, but throughout the year, no matter if it’s hot or cold, you can sit in there.’
In addition to the circular extension, Helene said Day added extra windows to the home so the garden would be visible from almost every room.
The property also boasts a unique circular kitchen and dining room, cast-iron fireplaces and high ceilings.
Going around in circles: The property also boasts a unique circular kitchen and dining room, cast-iron fireplaces and high ceilings
She said she decided to move back to Hobart after being subjected to Melbourne’s tough Covid lockdowns last year.
Helene made history as the first non-white news reporter to appear on Australian TV screens back in 1974.
She went on to become the ABC’s first female foreign correspondent after being posted to Beijing in 1983.
Trailblazer: Helene made history as the first non-white news reporter to appear on Australian TV screens back in 1974
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