Our home was completely rebuilt In 2011 to retain the charm of a vintage beach home but to triple its size. We have just finished a lovely new kitchen as well. The home features ocean views and is 200m to the beach. Next to a nature reserve, you can watch the kookaburras and kangaroos at dusk but also enjoy the best coffee on the coast at the local cafe 200 m away.

There is a lot to do locally as well as swimming and walking on the beach. There are a number of national parks very close, including the Dorrigo national park with its famous waterfalls. The Never Never river is beautiful and a lovely place for a refreshing dip in clear mountain water. There is a cultural trail leading you to galleries, artist studios and Aboriginal sites throughout the region and a very good Regional Gallery in Coffs Harbour. The area is famous for its birdlife and our house is about eight minutes to the mangrove walk in Urunga. There is a cinema in Nambucca Heads, about seven minutes down the road.

It is a golfer's paradise with a number of excellent golf courses nearby in Nambucca, Bellingen and Coffs Harbour as well as the internationally famous Bonville Golf Resort www.bonvillegolf.com.au/ about 15 mins up the road.

Valla Beach is about 30 mins from Coffs Harbour where there is a regional airport with frequent connections to Sydney, Brisbane and some direct flights to Melbourne.