5 Fusta Lane, HASTINGS

Haven't lived in Hastings? Here's what you need to know. From provocative cheese platters to painter's pallets, from the taste of local fruits and flavours to tempt the palate, to valleys of vineyards, you'll live in the cellar door to decadence. This is the Mornington Peninsula's most accessible location. Within minutes, you can drive along gently curving roads to the artists' haven of Red Hill. A little further, and dip down to immerse yourself in natural hot springs. It's the world famous Peninsula Hot Springs that feed nurturing pools from deep beneath the earth crust to soothe and replenish. You can never take a wrong turn on the Peninsula, for you'll just be taken to yet another quirkly laneway or natural wonders that'll make you realise your choice to live here may just have been the best decision you ever made.