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Lyon's
Lair (Private Property) - The descent of the divas,
by Cindy Martin - 24th October 2004
(Credit:
The Sunday Telegraph)
Placed / tipped off by Greg Tingle
Still
in Queen-sland, but at the fashionable Airlie Beach,
it seems I missed a fabulous gala event when developers
Karen and Craig Lyons, of La Mercia Developments of
Distinction, launched their latest product.
Just
50 guests were honoured by the maestros of entertaining,
including Richard Wilkins, Kate and Phil Ceberano,
Jon Stevens and Rick Price.
And
while overseas guests were few, Airlie Beach is not
short of international connections.
Ivana
Trump (left) is touting the Trump name at her luxury
resort, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson is eyeing
off Airlie as a potential shoot location for his "Quest
for the Best," and the simply fabulous Scottish
actor Sean Connery has also not gone unnoticed in
the area.
The
Lyons' development is part of the $1.5 billion of
construction underway at Airlie Beach, now the golden
property hotspot of the Whitsundays.
*complete
'Private Property' feature is as follows:
Pomeroy,
Winten's new creme de la creme celebrity digs at inner-city
Potts Point, is the talk of the town as residents
start to move in.
Those
taking up residency include arts aficionado Leo Schofield,
winemaker Lisa McGuigan, designer Lynne Malone and
former head of the Australian Medical Assoc-iation,
Kerryn Phelps, and her partner Jackie Stricker.
But
the celebrity line-up doesn't stop there.
According
to those who have already moved into the 38-apartment
complex, lift chatter is all abuzz with talk that
Dame Joan Sutherland has also bought in the block
and another sale is being negotiated on behalf of
actor Naomi Watts.
Meanwhile,
Watts' ex, fellow actor Heath Ledger, is yet to find
his perfect digs.
Reports
he has bought in the chic beachside development The
Eyrie, at Coogee, are not true.
bouquet
for rose
I
wish I had a more a colourful reason for deserting
you the past six weeks, but boring old illness is
my only claim.
However,
some people have an extraordinary imagination and
I can promise those asking about my health that Rose
Porteous had absolutely nothing to do with my absence.
Numerous
emails suggested that word had it Rose and I had a
cat-fight in the grounds of her Perth mansion Prix
d'Amour and I'd spent the past weeks recuperating.
Alas,
it was nothing so dramatic. In fact, Rose and husband
Willie Porteous were perfect hosts when they showed
me around their opulent and flamboyant palace.
Their
home is tipped to sell for an Australian record, with
forecasts of between $30 million and $40 million.
Set
on 8117sq m, it has three street frontages, six bedrooms,
five bathrooms, four living rooms, two kitchens, an
eight-car garage, a multitude of fireplaces and the
biggest non-commercial chandelier in Australia.
"We
have been here for 15 years and we spent $15 million
getting the house the way we wanted it," Rose
says.
"We
have loved it here, but it is time to move on and
we really don't need anything this big for just the
two of us."
But
Willie insists the move will be about their five dogs,
all poodles.
"Whatever
we buy will be with the dogs front of mind,"
he says. "Probably we will look at a much smaller
house, but with substantial grounds for them.
"And
considering homes around here are fetching $4000-$5000
a square metre, we are expecting to crack the record,
not only for Perth, but for Australia."
rona
buyer tipped
So,
who will be the new master of John Schaeffer's eastern
suburbs manor, Rona, at Bellevue Hill?
Well,
Bart Doff of Laing + Simmons Double Bay is advertising
that the property must be sold by November 4 and Private
Property will be interested to see who snares it.
With
the closing sale date so close to the Melbourne Cup,
I wouldn't mind betting on the new owner.
Doug
Moran, health care multi-millionaire, lover of heritage
homes and owner of the magnificent Swifts, at Darling
Point in the east, which is also for sale, might just
win it by a nose if his interest in the property is
anything to go by.
portside
model
Well,
if you want to mix with a who's who, simply head down
today to Jones Street Wharf at Pyrmont.
The
model for the sensational Brisbane development, Port-side,
is displayed in Sydney for the first time from today.
And
while we are yet to confirm if singing sensational
Delta Goodrem did buy in the development after singing
at the launch recently, Portside is attracting its
own fair share of celebrity buyers.
Among
them is veteran television producer Reg Grundy, who
secured the penthouse for $5 million.
As
Queensland's an-swer to Sydney's Walsh Bay and The
Wharf, you can expect some big Sydney names to snatch
up an investment at Portside to escape NSW's 2.25
per cent exit tax.
lyons
lair
Still
in Queen-sland, but at the fashionable Airlie Beach,
it seems I missed a fabulous gala event when developers
Karen and Craig Lyons, of La Mercia Developments of
Distinction, launched their latest product.
Just
50 guests were honoured by the maestros of entertaining,
including Richard Wilkins, Kate and Phil Ceberano,
Jon Stevens and Rick Price.
And
while overseas guests were few, Airlie Beach is not
short of international connections.
Ivana
Trump (left) is touting the Trump name at her luxury
resort, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson is eyeing
off Airlie as a potential shoot location for his "Quest
for the Best," and the simply fabulous Scottish
actor Sean Connery has also not gone unnoticed in
the area.
The
Lyons' development is part of the $1.5 billion of
construction underway at Airlie Beach, now the golden
property hotspot of the Whitsundays.
weekend
prize
On
Saturday, art gallery owner Maree Mizon and husband
Greg are selling their waterfront reserve home in
Battery St, Clovelly, in the east.
Set
over 700sq m, the four-bedroom home has attracted
widespread interest with its Mediterranean-style heated
pool and spa and breathtaking ocean views.
With
formal lounge and dining rooms opening on an entertainment
deck, it is expected to fetch more than $4 million
through Daniel Unger of Laing + Simmons Coogee/Clovelly.
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Email Cindy Martin at martinc@sundaytelegraph.com.au
xanadu
snubbed
How
can you mistake stunning songstress Olivia Newton-John
when she's hardly aged a day in the past 20 years?
Seems you can't.
A number of readers say they saw Newton-John checking
out a home at Bungan Beach, on the northern beaches,
with a friend last weekend.
The
three-bedroom home in Karloo Pde has postcard views
of the beach, ocean and coastline.
For
sale through Janise Borgman and Ryan Petrie of LJ
Hooker Mona Vale, you probably will not see Newton-John
at the November 9 auction.
Newtown-John,
who is in Australia promoting her new album Indigo:
Women Of Song, loves her house at Byron Bay in far
north NSW and, by all accounts, she isn't ready to
open her cheque book for a Sydney base just yet.
auction
beat
*
On Tuesday, sculptor Marilyn McGrath's Lavender Bay
investment property is up for auction through Francis
Henry-May of Laing + Simmons North Sydney. The Lavender
St property is expected to sell for more than $1.1
million.
*
On Wednesday, medico Laurence Kalnin's Upper Pitt
St unit at Kirribilli goes to auction through Jane
Johnson of Wagglens First National. The three-bedroom,
three-bathroom apartment with Opera House and Harbour
Bridge views is expected to fetch $2.5 million.
*
On Thursday, Maserati dealer Tony Graziani auctions
his Woolloomooloo home, which is expected to fetch
$7 million. With five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, regal
formal living areas and eight-car garaging, the Cathedral
St property is for sale through David Vereker of Alan
Stanton Real Estate.
*
Also on Thursday, landmark country property Crooks
Park, at Dungog, goes under the hammer with Chris
Meares of Meares & Associates and Dillion &
Sons First National. The restored Georgian homestead
on 87ha is tipped to go for more than $2.75 million.
*
On Saturday, fashion
publicist Marie Claude Mallat has her Mandalong Rd,
Mosman unit up for grabs through Priscilla Ouvrier
and Deanne Hobday of McGrath, while Brendan McGrath
of McGrath is selling The Chalet, home of late artist
Nora Heysen, the first woman to win the coveted Archibald
Prize.
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But the auction of Saturday will be the clifftop home
of Jigsaw ragtrader Malcolm Webster and wife Eileen.
About $7 million is expected to buy the Rayner Rd,
Whale Beach house, sold through Jennine Leonarder-Collins
of Christie's Prestige Homes and David Mackay of LJ
Hooker, Avalon.
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