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BORN-AND-BRED MID-NORTH COASTERS GRANT AND CAROLYN BURLEY CANNOT OT THINK OF A BETTER PLACE TO BUILD A NEW HOME THAN PORT MACQUARIE..
he couple loves the city’s cafe and restaurant culture, great shopping, stunning beaches and prolific cycling community, while also appreciating the enduring small-community feel. “Until this year, I would have included climate in the list but I’m still coming to terms with the coldest winter that I have ever experienced here!” Grant said. Grant is a banking consultant with Suncorp’s Port Macquarie branch, while Carolyn works for Westpac in Laurieton. “I grew up in North Haven and after marrying Carolyn almost 21 years ago, we built our first home in Laurieton. Carolyn grew up in Port Macquarie but moved to Sydney for work, before returning to Laurieton in 1992,” Grant said. “We decided to settle in Port Macquarie two years ago. It’s a great place to live and work, and it’s ideal for our two children, Mitchell (17) and Sophie (14), who are already active in the local school and sporting communities.” The Burleys also decided to build again and asked Adenbrook Homes to turn their vision into reality. “We chose Adenbrook Homes due to the very positive feedback that I received from some of my banking customers who had recently built with Adenbrook’s Mid-North Coast team,” Grant said. “We also found some great photos on Adenbrook’s website that gave us ideas for
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our ideal house plan. While we chose the base Kirra home design, we were able to tailor it to our family’s needs. “The building process was somewhat different to anything we’d been through before. All components of our We chose home had to be finalised es Adenbrook Hom prior to breaking dirt, e tiv posi due to the very whereas in the past, ceived re I at th ck ba feed we had to pick and y m from some of choose as we went ers who banking custom with ilt bu along. ly nt fastest growing had rece id North “We can understand builders, building Adenbrook’s M why Adenbrook does it Co ast team ” homes across New this way and appreciated South Wales and the resulting budget benefits Queensland. With and guaranteed completion a multitude of awards dates. While it was somewhat over the past 13 years, the daunting at the time, we ended up loving company comprises of locally owned the idea because it saved us from having to franchises that are operated by builders make choices in dribs and drabs throughout who are part of the communities in which the build. they operate. “The final result is fantastic and we couldn’t Father-and-son team Matt and Luke Morris, be happier with our new home. If I had to Adenbrook’s builders on the Mid-North Coast, choose only three stand-out features, they are proud of their family-owned franchise. would be the spacious and open-plan living, “We have a dedicated support crew our fantastic alfresco dining area divided from and experienced and reliable groups of the pool by a glass fence (adding a resort-like tradespeople and subcontractors that feel!) and Adenbrook’s quality inclusions. complete our Adenbrook family. We trust “Our landscaper, Mick Baker Landscaping, their consistently high quality workmanship also created an individual design that now and attention to detail,” Matt said. really sets off and adds to the appearance of Like the Burleys, the Morris family has our beautiful home.” lived in the Mid-North Coast region for many Adenbrook Homes is one of Australia’s years and is particularly familiar with the Port
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Macquarie community. “Consequently, Adenbrook Homes actively supports local organisations, sponsoring local schools and the local surf lifesaving club,” Luke said. “We have also built many homes in Port Macquarie and throughout the Mid-North Coast during the past few years, and it is fantastic to drive around and see locals enjoying their new residences. “We are extremely pleased that we could help Grant, Carolyn and their family to start the next chapter of their story in Port Macquarie. It is great to see them happy in their new Kirra and we look forward to keeping in touch for many years to come.” Adenbrook’s striking Cebel display home can be found at the Homeworld Display village (84 Capital Drive) in Port Macquarie. The Cebel is open from 10am until 5pm, seven days a week or contact Scott Good on 0401 091 313 to organise a personal tour.