Hampton: Catching Up To Its High-priced Neighbors

UNTIL recently, Hampton got a pretty bad rap. Many potential buyers regarded the small bayside suburb as a bit downmarket, even a little daggy. ``Hampton is the hyphen between Sandringham and Brighton," says veteran Brighton-based agent Jonathan Dixon. Then Melburnians discovered Port Philli

Jobs Fears As Mill Falls On Lean Times

Bridgewater on Loddon is the kind of town where everyone really does know your name; a traditional sort of place where neighbors is not just the name of a prime-time TV show, more a pattern of living. ``There's a great sense of community," said Mr Colin Kirkby, who runs the picturesque gene