Five high-end lifestyle properties in Warrnambool and one in Port Fairy will feature on a new television show starting this week.
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High-profile presenter Catriona Rowntree was in the city and the south-west filming two episodes of Country House Hunters in October.
The first episode will be screened on Nine at 7.30pm on Friday.
Best recognised for her long-standing role on the popular travel show, Getaway, Rowntree said she had embraced the chance to host the new program at a time when COVID-19 had decimated travel and business generally.
It was an opportunity, she said, to promote regional and rural Australia when it was needed most.
"These are people who are searching for their dream home, but the cherry on top is that we also get to promote the country towns as well at a time when regional businesses are crying out for attention," she said.
"I feel compelled to promote regional Australia.
"This isn't a real estate show. We are selling dreams. It's about lifestyle and location."
Charles Stewart real estate agent Penny Adamson, who lobbied to have Warrnambool included in the series, said it was "brilliant but not surprising", the city had been chosen for the debut.
"Warrnambool is a beautiful place to live and it's exciting for our town to have such a high level of exposure with such a high-profile presenter," she said.
Two episodes will run back-to-back each Friday in the prime time slot over 10 weeks.
Friday night's Warrnambool episode will feature three properties; 23 Logans Beach Road, 62 Ardlie Street, and 333 Timor Street. Local tourist attractions such as Tower Hill and the whale watching viewing spot will also be highlighted.
Warrnambool features in two of the 20 episodes of the program which has a regional Australian focus.
Gary Takle, executive producer of the Australian company behind the program, Abode Entertainment, said the second Warrnambool episode was scheduled to air on the third week of screening.
It will feature 277 Wollaston Road, 54 Nicholson Street and 7 Armstrong Court in Port Fairy.
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