Gold Coast fitness couple Ash and Laura Minchin are moving their young family across the border, having bought a stunning Tweed Hinterland home with coastal views.
The Minchins – who just opened a new Strong Pilates Studio at Robina, adding to their centres at Southport, Burleigh Heads and Gladesville in Sydney – are swapping Kirra for Carool having fallen in love with the five-bedroom Coomalie Park homestead. They purchased the home at 695 Carool Rd for $2.35m.
While their beachside apartment offered plenty of living area and the Kirra foreshore was on their doorstep, the space that the rolling lawns and views out to the southern Coast offered won over the busy couple.
“When we first saw the property, we could imagine having a coffee in the morning or a wine in the afternoon, looking out to the coast with our super-active girls playing in front of us on the lawn,” said Laura. “It’s a beautiful home and we just couldn't stop thinking about the lifestyle it would offer our family.”
The home was sold through LJ Hooker Coolangatta | Tweed's Jo Lynch.
“Premium acreage living remains in-demand and Coomalie Park attracted strong enquiry during the campaign," Jo said. “It sits on an elevated aspect with stunning views to the city’s southern coastline.
“Floor-to-ceiling windows in the main living areas capture the hinterland setting that surrounds the property. It’s a blend of nature and contemporary design.”
The main residence includes four bedrooms while a self-contained pool house offers a luxurious guest retreat.
Laura said the pool house would be particularly useful in accommodating visiting overseas and interstate family and friends.
The Minchins are originally from Sydney, where commuting an hour each way for work is common, so living across the border didn’t dissuade them.
“Some people have a mindset that you’d never want to live in New South Wales because it’s too far away,” said Laura. “But we’re still only 25 minutes to the southern end of the Gold Coast and 40 minutes to our new Robina studio.”
Laura said Pilates was the fastest growing fitness industry in Australia.
“Pilates is often put into the same basket as yoga, but Strong Pilates is completely different,” she said. “With Strong Pilates, it’s somewhat of a hybrid of cardio, strength and conditioning.
“It’s extremely popular among women but we are attracting a lot of men, as well. And those men are giving up their gym memberships after trying Strong Pilates because they are getting a full muscle workout, as well.”
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