Best custom build award winner scoops an auction win

51 Cashin St, Inverloch, sold at a weekend auction.

An award-winning Gippsland house that’s full of treasured family memories changed hands for $1.21m on the weekend.

Owners Zoe McCarthy and her husband Paddy bought 51 Cashin St, Inverloch, about eight years ago.

At the time, the block was home to an older beach house.

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Rather than demolish the residence, they gifted it to some people who moved it to a new location in Bass.

The McCarthys then engaged Inverloch-based Baybuilt Homes and its director Bill Blundy to build them a four-bedroom house.

Shaped like the letter C, the residence features a kitchen fitted with an engineered stone island bench, two living areas, a study nook, outdoor shower, undercover dining area and wraparound deck.

An engineered stone island bench takes centre stage in the kitchen.

The house’s C-shape means parents keep an eye on their children whether they’re playing outside or inside.

“We love our living area where you have one big open room with a pitched ceiling and skylights that allow a huge amount of natural light in, Ms McCarthy said.

“That’s like the heart of the home because you’ve got the kitchen, dining and living space.”

Along with their three children, they have hosted plenty of barbecues and Christmases.

“We just open the doors up and have everyone sitting outside on the deck,” Ms McCarthy said.

There’s skylights in the main living area, bathroom and ensuite.

It’s a short drive to the beach and quick walk to Inverloch’s town centre.

Stepping inside the front door, a “false entry” leads to the deck.

It was inspired by a similar feature in Balinese-style pads, designed so that homeowners can avoid trekking sand and wet clothes through a house after visiting the beach.

The abode even won a Master Builders’ Best Custom Build award in 2024.

“We were pretty chuffed, I think there were 50-plus homes in the category,” Ms McCarthy said.

The main bathroom features a bath tub.

While she and her husband were sad to sell the house, they are moving to be closer to family.

Ray White Inverloch principal Fiona McMahon-Hughes said three bidders competed for the keys at Saturday’s auction conducted by auctioneer Megan Harris.

The home was announced on the market after bidding hit the $1m mark, with the final sales price delivering a sum $210,000 higher.

Ms McMahon-Hughes said that the successful buyers, a family, were “absolutely ecstatic”.

“The sellers were excited to hand over the keys to a lovely new family,” Ms McMahon-Hughes said.

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