Mansion Global The coastal area southeast of Melbourne is providing a permanent escape as the pandemic endures By Michelle Singer | Save This architect-designed private estate is a walk from the beach and expected to sell for more than A$6.8 million. Peninsula Sotheby's International Realty This architect-designed private estate is a walk from the beach and expected to sell for more than A$6.8 million. Peninsula Sotheby's International Realty It’s been anything but business as usual for the Mornington Peninsula, one of Australia’s blue-chip coastal regions, an hour southeast of Melbourne. Against the backdrop of the global pandemic, rising unemployment, strict social distancing and economic fears, the prestige coastal community has offered homeowners a refuge and demand has seen it rise to become one of the country’s best performing areas.