Uniting Church lists subdivided $3m block amid historic

An artist’s impression of a potential mixed-use development that could be built on vacant land at 71 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads. The Uniting Church is selling off land behind its Barwon Heads church amid big plans for the site’s next chapter. A fresh subdivision has created a vacant 1395sq m battleaxe block at 71 Hitchcock Ave, directly behind the heritage-listed weatherboard church. The church stands to pocket $3m to $3.3m from the sale, which comes as it embarks on a restoration works and construction of a new community and event space. RELATED: Old church conversion part of a grander plan Demolished building owners still courting buyers The next Geelong suburbs to pass $1m median home price C+M Build Group has already started work on the project in the heart of the Barwon Heads village. Fletchers, Bellarine listing agent Elissa Holloway said the Uniting Church’s decision to subdivide was part of a wider vision for the site and created a rare opportunity for a new development at the rear. She said the versatility of the subdivided block’s mixed use zoning was the key to sale. “It can be whatever someone would like to it be. It could be a landmark private residence or a boutique ...