{"id":42764,"date":"2023-04-08T08:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T20:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=42764"},"modified":"2023-04-08T08:01:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T20:01:21","slug":"a-list-celebrities-aussie-hideaways-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/a-list-celebrities-aussie-hideaways-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"A-list celebrities\u2019 Aussie hideaways revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Aussie celebrity rural and beachside hideaways revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to realestate.com.au<\/a> aussie celebrities will be making a dash for their rural and beachside hideaways over the Easter long weekend after a busy start to the year.<\/p>\n

From the Southern Highlands to the north coast, we reveal some of the most exclusive getaway properties owned by our A listers.<\/p>\n

Some choose to live there permanently while others use them as their private pads while down under.<\/p>\n

<\/b>SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n

<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b>NICOLE KIDMAN AND KEITH URBAN<\/b><\/p>\n

Australian actor Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban own one of the region\u2019s finest Georgian homes and often retreat there during trips home from the US.<\/p>\n

Named Bunya Hill, the Sutton Forest property sits on 45ha and was purchased for $6.5m in 2008 from Peter Coad, the then head of global markets at National Australia Bank.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at the Elton John concert earlier this year. Picture: Richard Dobson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The mansion has wide sandstone verandas, pressed-metal ceilings, a carved cedar staircase and 10 marble fireplaces.<\/p>\n

It had previously been known as Mount Valdimah, named after Denmark\u2019s King Valdemar the Great, and also Shrublands.<\/p>\n

The couple have done work to the property over the years with their latest move to\u00a0increase security with the approval of a gatehouse at the estate.<\/p>\n

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MICHELLE BRIDGES<\/b><\/p>\n

The fitness guru is one celebrity looking to offload her rural getaway in the Southern Highlands and head back to Sydney, listing her Kangaloon property earlier this year.<\/p>\n

However the property\u00a0failed to reach the $6.5m guide at its auction in March, with auctioneer Damien Cooley passing in the property for $4.825m.<\/p>\n

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Michelle Bridges\u2019 Southern Highlands home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bridges has owned the home since 2017.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 4ha property was bought by Bridges in 2017, with the trainer enjoying the pool and tennis court, barn-style double garage as well as five bedroom, three-bathroom house.<\/p>\n

The property has open plan living, sweeping views of the surrounding country and curated gardens by landscape architect Michael Bligh.<\/p>\n

It is now listed with a price guide of $5m.<\/p>\n

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COLLETTE DINNIGAN<\/b><\/p>\n

Acclaimed fashion designer turned interior designer Collette Dinnigan bought a Southern Highlands cottage in 2022.<\/p>\n

Dinnigan spent $2.85m on \u201cArgyle Grange\u201d in Robertson.<\/p>\n

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Collette Dinnigan is also a fan of the Southern Highlands.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The three-bedroom cottage, set on a sheltered country road, came with an AGA cooker in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

It is surrounded by farmland on a 1.8ha block, which has a newly renovated studio and workshop amid its outbuildings.<\/p>\n

In early 2022, Dinnigan opened a homewares store in Mittagong in the 1880s post office, which she deemed the perfect place to showcase her developing range of artisanal homewares.<\/p>\n

<\/b>NORTH COAST<\/b><\/h3>\n

<\/b>THE HEMSWORTH BROTHERS
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While they may not permanently live in Byron Bay any more, it\u2019s no secret that the Hemsworth brothers will still frequent the seaside location.<\/p>\n

Chris Hemsworth\u2019s $30m mega mansion has now become the family\u2019s North Coast getaway after they moved to Sydney\u2019s Sutherland Shire.<\/p>\n

However that\u2019s not the only property Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky have in Byron, with plans for a second mansion near their home getting the green light from Byron Bay Shire Council last year.<\/p>\n

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Chris Hemsworth (left) and Elsa Pataky at Doug Jennings Park. Picture: Celeste Humphrey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hemsworth and Pataky purchased the land, just a kilometre away from their existing mansion, for $4.25 million in 2019.<\/p>\n

They proposed $4.4 million worth of works to build two new separate homes on the sprawling 35-hectare Broken Head Rd section.<\/p>\n

Plans reveal a mini mansion to include five bedrooms, a luxurious entry courtyard, butler\u2019s pantry, media room, basement gym, and backyard swimming pool.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile brother Liam Hemsworth and his model girlfriend Gabriella Brooks quietly left Byron Bay in 2021 to make a move to the United States.<\/p>\n

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Liam Hemsworth has left Byron, moving to the US in 2021.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hemsworth has left behind two properties including a $6.8 million vacant parcel in Newrybar along with a $6.5m five-bedroom house also in Newrybar.<\/p>\n

The luxury residence with two wings built around the swimming pool. Inside has a mix of formal and informal spaces, spacious bedrooms and a striking kitchen with gas cooking and an island bench.<\/p>\n

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TONES AND I<\/b><\/p>\n

Toni Watson, who sings as Tones and I,\u00a0spent $3.3 million on the outskirts of Byron Bay\u00a0in late 2020.<\/p>\n

Watson secured two homes on the same holding, Sky Lodge and Starr Cottage.<\/p>\n

The 1000 sqm holding was bought in a company name, Johnny Run Away, the title of her debut single released in March 2019.<\/p>\n

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Tones & I also has property in Byron Bay.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tones & I was once a busker on the streets of Byron Bay.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2020 marked the end of a busy year for Watson who also spent $5.1 million on a five-bedroom mansion in Melbourne\u2019s coastal retreat, Mt Eliza.<\/p>\n

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<\/b><\/b><\/b>RUSSELL CROWE<\/b><\/p>\n

Russell Crowe\u2019s Nana Glen hideaway is no secret ever since he bought into the North Coast hamlet.<\/p>\n

Crowe bought land in Nana Glen in 1999 before later expanding his property to included nine surrounding lots.<\/p>\n

He married his ex wife Danielle Spencer on the property in 2003.<\/p>\n

The Crowe family\u2019s generosity in the region is legendary from supporting local businesses at every opportunity to founding the Nana Glen Heartstart program.<\/p>\n

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Russell Crowe showed rapper, RZA around Nana Glen. Picture: Russell Crowe\u2019s Twitter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Oscar winner\u2019s 400 hectare estate was savaged by the bushfires of 2019, with Crowe working hard to salvage his as well as neighbouring properties.<\/p>\n

A neighbouring 115 acre property\u00a0called Wild Guy Station, owned by Australian TV host Cliff Guy, recently hit the market for $2.8m.<\/p>\n

The area was advertised as the home for many Hollywood celebrities.<\/p>\n

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<\/b>HILLS DISTRICT<\/b><\/h3>\n

KYLE SANDILANDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

KIIS FM\u2019s breakfast king Kyle Sandilands paid $3 million for a property at Glenorie in mid 2022.<\/p>\n

Soon after the purchase, the shock jock revealed that he intended to build a Hamptons-style family home on the 9580 sqm acreage which adjoins bushland and has mountain views, town water, a paddock, manicured gardens, and an in-ground pool with slide.<\/p>\n

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KIIS FM\u2019s breakfast broadcaster Kyle Sandilands paid $3m for this Glenorie home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jackie \u201cO\u201d Henderson and Kyle Sandilands were crowned best on-air team (FM) at the 33rd annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards in October 2022.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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