A grand Canterbury estate is poised to become one of Victoria’s most expensive homes, with a mammoth sales campaign about to launch.

The sprawling Shrublands, at 16 Balwyn Rd, is about to hit the market with an eye-watering $42-$46 million price guide — just a few million shy of the state record.

Abercromby’s director Jock Langley said the 42-room property on a huge 6500sq m block was “as good as Melbourne gets”.

One of Melbourne’s most reclusive and wealthy families is selling an extravagant Toorak estate, a collection of mansions expected to fetch up to $50 million.

1972. Led Zeppelin cut their Kooyong concert short due to rain, Carlton beat Richmond in the VFL Grand Final by 27 points and Australia says “it’s time”, ending 23 years of conservative rule by electing the Labor Party, with Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister. Meanwhile, in Brighton, builders put the finishing touches on an elegant new home designed by architect Guilford Bell at. 32 North Road.