Vietnam veteran lists rare $439k Portland beachfront haven

22/342 Dutton Way, Portland is on the market with a $439,000 asking price that’s less than half the Melbourne median house value. A Vietnam veteran who spent decades personally keeping his fellow vets on their feet is selling the retirement dream that helped him cope with the trauma. And at $439,000 it’s one of the most affordable waterfront homes for sale in Victoria today, and less than half Melbourne’s $960,000 median house value according to latest REA Group data. Greg Carter and partner Denise have owned 22/342 Dutton Way, Portland, for the past 4.5 years. RELATED: Ageing Victorian Vietnam veterans get $320m housing lifeline Victoria’s most affordable beach house spots revealed Star AFL recruit’s huge $3.3m move Before moving to the waterfront address that is just steps from the sand of Henty Bay Beach, he spent 18 years running Cockatoo Rise where he took in other Vietnam veterans at risk of homelessness and struggling to cope with past traumas. He had another stint running the Macarthur Hotel, between Port Fairy and Hamilton, again taking in homeless veterans in need, and establishing the restaurant as a museum space filled with memorabilia — but gave it up on the advice of ...