The final apartments in the most recently completed new development in Balwyn present some of the largest and most exclusive ever delivered in one of Melbourne’s most established and character-rich neighbourhoods.

Boutique developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/wulff-projects">Wulff Projects</a>,&nbsp;alongside partner <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/pga-group">PGA Group</a>, has just finished <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/threadneedle-balwyn-1-5-threadneedle-street-balwyn-vic-3103">Threadneedle</a>, 17 home-sized residences designed completely for the owner-occupier.

Named after its location on Threadneedle Street, the new project has been shaped by the heritage fabric of Balwyn. It offers two low-rise buildings of eight and nine apartments respectively, designed to emulate traditional standalone homes.&nbsp;

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John Scaramuzzino, Director at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bruce-henderson-architects">Bruce Henderson Architects</a>, explains the design intention.

“Given the quiet residential character of the street with many homes dating back to the 1930s and 1940s, we approached Threadneedle wanting to appear less as a collection of apartments and more as a traditional residence. This led to creating not one but two buildings that could “breathe” with larger garden-based apartments functioning more like small homes.”

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The north-facing residences are nestled among extensive landscaped gardens by Ben Scott Garden Design, with over one-third of the site dedicated to greenery. The resulting setting is one of calm seclusion, where architecture and landscape work in tandem to offer immediate liveability.

With construction now complete, the final apartments include a top-floor, single-level penthouse residence priced from $2.8 million. This home offers three bedrooms, a dedicated study, two bathrooms plus powder room, and three car spaces with an oversized storage room.&nbsp;

Interiors prioritise spatial comfort and natural light, with three-metre-high ceilings, oversized internal doors and a full-width terrace oriented to the north, east and west.&nbsp;

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Floor-to-ceiling double-glazed windows ensure thermal performance across seasons, supported by automated external blinds, zoned heating and cooling, and a fireplace for added ambiance.

Each apartment has been individually designed to maximise privacy and garden outlooks. Kitchens combine refined finishes with practical considerations: stone benchtops, butler’s pantry, full-height joinery and concealed rangehoods.&nbsp;

The inclusion of dedicated home offices responds to contemporary living patterns, while bathrooms feature sculptural bathtubs and brushed nickel fixtures.&nbsp;

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Threadneedle also integrates best-practice sustainability measures, achieving a 7 Star average NatHERS rating. Initiatives include solar PV systems, rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing and irrigation, and high-performing building insulation. These elements enhance daily comfort while reducing ongoing maintenance and energy demand.

"We believe Threadneedle sets a new standard of design excellence and building quality for Balwyn,"&nbsp;Scaramuzzino added.

"It’s an architectural response we’re particularly proud of, and one we’re sure residents will be equally proud to call home."

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Final homes remaining as Threadneedle, Balwyn completes construction

Joel Robinson

Sydney's top 15 new apartments developments set to launch in 2026

Developer-builder <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/dasco-australia">DASCO</a> has pushed beyond the now-standard inclusions of rooftop pools and landscaped podiums at its recently launched new Epping project, Senso.

It has laid out over 4,000 sqm of resident-only amenity in a move designed to compete directly with low-density housing on livability, not just density. The result is a development that supports genuine daily use through purposeful spaces distributed across its five-building, 479-apartment precinct.

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Two rooftop pools form the anchor of Senso. One is a 27-metre lap pool adjoining a heated spa, designed for everyday fitness rather than just summer leisure. The second sits on a lower podium, allowing different buildings to share in vertical access and reducing crowding during peak times.

It is the secondary spaces that start to distinguish Senso from other large-scale suburban projects. A rooftop cinema is integrated into a landscaped terrace, offering open-air screenings with natural ventilation and passive cooling.&nbsp;

The inclusion of a “sensory walk”, an elevated boardwalk that threads through the site, suggests a rare investment in non-commercial, non-essential amenity: space for quiet movement that doesn’t double as access or traffic circulation.

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The gym and wellness centre, often relegated to a small ground-floor room in many builds, takes on more substance here. Residents have access to a fully equipped gym, as well as outdoor yoga areas and meditative zones that integrate greenery and natural light.&nbsp;

The Club Lounge is similarly designed to support multiple use cases, with a private dining terrace, kitchenette, workspace, and lockable wine storage. These aren’t superficial additions; their scale and spatial allocation indicate serious intent for frequent resident use.

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Importantly, Senso’s amenities are embedded within a site that spans more than 10,000 sqm, allowing for better separation between spaces and reduced noise spillover, a critical but often overlooked factor in high-density developments. This spatial generosity also enables multiple alfresco kitchens and communal terraces without compromising individual privacy or usable space.

While many developments make claims about lifestyle, few back it with this level of built infrastructure. Senso’s mix of dedicated fitness, wellness, social and passive green spaces suggests a conscious response to the post-pandemic shift in housing expectations, especially among owner-occupiers.&nbsp;

DASCO is one of several leading developers who have taken out Resilience Insurance's Latent Defects Insurance policy, providing buyers with a 10-year structural and waterproofing warranty, and giving them the ultimate peace of mind.

Senso is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

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The outdoor amenities elevating life at Senso, Epping

Following the proposal by the Minns Labor Government to rezone Parramatta Road to create up to 8,000 new homes, prominent developer Ceerose has gone to the NSW Gov to increase the density of its new mixed-use residential building in Leichhardt.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/ceerose">Ceerose</a>, founded by Edward Doueihi nearly three decades ago, has filed plans for 154 apartments above ground-floor retail at 307-315 Parramatta Road, a key corner site near Norton Street, the main high street strip in Leichhardt.

It's an upsize from the previously approved scheme of 63 apartments across a seven-storey building.

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The project is being advanced through the State Significant Development (SSD) pathway, with concurrent rezoning sought to facilitate the proposal. The 10-storey development would rise over a four-level basement and deliver two retail tenancies, one a larger-format offering and the other a smaller “hole in the wall” space, addressing the Parramatta Road frontage. 21 of the apartments are dedicated as affordable housing.

According to the Urban Design Report by Architecture AND, the scheme includes a podium and tower configuration, with a fine-grain, two-storey parapet street wall that references the traditional shopfront rhythm along the corridor. “An elegant tower form is proposed, combined with a characterful two storey frontage... articulating it as two related buildings, providing consistency with the rhythm and grain of Parramatta Road,” the report notes.

The residential component is split across two slender towers set back from the street edge, a design move aimed at preserving solar access and reducing perceived bulk. This massing strategy also seeks to improve residential amenity by focusing scale toward the quieter northern interface, away from Parramatta Road’s noise and pollution.

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Architecture AND has worked with Ceerose on previous Inner West projects, and cites a deep familiarity with the local character. Their design draws heavily on context, heritage, and sunlight access considerations, and engages with the Inner West Council’s “Our Fairer Future” strategic planning framework.

The site spans 2,712 sqm and is located near key intersections with Catherine Street, Hay Street, and Redmond Street. It adjoins a public carpark to the north and is within walking distance of Stanmore and Petersham stations. It is also flagged in state and local planning strategies, including the Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy, as a suitable candidate for increased density.

Ceerose recently completed The Alex Collective on McEvoy Street in Alexandria, Abbie's Lane in Annandale, and the award-winning Munro House in Elizabeth Bay.

The Parramatta Road corridor is coming to life with the proposed rezoning which is serviced by a significant number of bus, light rail and train routes.

Deicorp is progressing with its $1.8 billion <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kings-bay-village-five-dock-53-75-queens-road-five-dock-nsw-2046">Kings Bay Village</a> precinct on Parramatta Road in Five Dock, as is <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/toga-to-push-on-with-five-dock-mixed-use-masterplan">TOGA further down the street</a>. Those two projects alone will bring nearly 2,000 new homes to Parramatta Road.

First look: Ceerose plots mixed-use Leichhardt development on Parramatta Road

North Sydney's landmark 'SBS Building' on Alfred Street is set to be demolished to make way for a new mixed-use residential tower in the booming North Sydney.

Commercial property group FiveX is behind the plans for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/275-alfred-street-north-north-sydney-nsw-2060">39-storey tower</a>, the latest project to advance under the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

They are proposing 184 apartments above retail spaces, which will replace the existing 20-storey commercial building. FiveX was set up more than five decades ago by Joshua and Marko Berger. It is currently led by Joshua's son Lesli.&nbsp;

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According to the Architectural Design Report by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/fjc-studio">FJC Studio</a>, the slender tower form has been deliberately designed to respect the site's transitional setting at the southern gateway to the North Sydney CBD, where high-rise towers give way to lower-scale residential precincts.

"The slender tower form and articulated podium establish a respectful relationship with nearby heritage and low rise buildings, including the Whaling Road Heritage Conservation Area,” the architecture firm noted, adding that the tower “completes a missing link in the urban fabric” while enhancing the Alfred Street streetscape.

The proposed building will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with 15 percent of the gross residential floor area allocated as affordable housing. There is an agreement already in place that those apartments will be managed by Evolve Housing.

The project aligns with broader state housing objectives, including the National Housing Accord target of delivering 1.2 million new homes by 2029. The Scoping Report filed with the State Significant Development Application (SSDA) suggests the site "presents no impediments to rapid delivery,” with construction able to commence within 12 months of receiving consent.

North Sydney has been one of the most popular suburbs in Sydney for new and off the plan apartment development, but hasn't had the supply to keep up with demand, until recently.

AURA by Aqualand was, for a long time, the only off the plan apartment building on the market. That completed last year, and has sold the majority of its 386 luxury apartments. Recently ALAND launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-walden-173-179-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The Walden</a> on the same street, selling over $100 million within just a few hours of its launch, while developer CASA also launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-mclaren-north-sydney-45-mclaren-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The McLaren</a>&nbsp;in the same precinct.

First look: Fivex plans 39-storey residential tower in booming North Sydney

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James Cummings, the youthful trainer of the racing royalty family, is selling the family home he shares with wife Monica Barrera-Cummings and their two children.
They’re wanting to move closer to his thoroughbred training base.
The six-bedroom Malabar home, bought in 2017, shortly after Cummings was named the head trainer at Godolphin, has been listed through Raine &amp; Horne Bondi Beach agent Hannah Bouskila.
“We’ve loved living in this house, watching the children grow up these past few years,” Cummings said.
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“We’ve had an absolute ball, but if we move closer to my horses, I will get to spend even more time with my family.”
Cummings learned from his grandfather, the late legendary horse trainer Bart Cummings.
The 615sq m block comes with pool in the resort-style gardens. There’s a self-contained studio retreat that adjoins the gym.
Cummings was trackside at Randwick with Alizee running in the TAB Expressway Stakes while the first open home took place yesterday, with strong inspection numbers despite the heat.
 
 
 
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Racing royalty James Cummings lists Malabar home to move near stables

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Legendary horse trainer Lloyd Williams has re-listed his Mount Macedon horse training property, Macedon Lodge, after it closed its doors late last year.
Williams, who was once one of the country’s most prominent thoroughbred owners, has the majority of his horses now domiciled with Ireland’s famous horse training family, the O’Briens.
The 300 acre state-of-the-art facility has been the training ground of three of his six Melbourne Cup winners.
Efficient, Green Moon and Almandin were all trained by Williams at the complex.
There's been a fourth Cup winner trained out of the property. Etherereal, who won the 2001 Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup was trained by Sheila Laxon.
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Williams bought the property for $5.1 million with his son Nick in 2005 from businessman Kurt Stern and estimates he has spent more than $30 million on the estate.
It is speculated the property will fetch $20 million plus, which is what was sought <a href="/news/giddy-up-lloyd-williams-relists-macedon-lodge">when it was listed in 2014</a>.
"Macedon Lodge has been an extremely successful venture into which we have put countless hours and many millions of dollars," Williams said.
"Given the complex has produced in excess of 20 Group 1 winners including the winners of Australia’s greatest races, the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Sydney Cup, and been home to champion horses such as Green Moon, Almandin, Fawkner, Zipping, and Efficient, you would have to say that it has been time and money well spent," Williams added.
"Over the last 14 years I have lived at Macedon Lodge and supervised everything but more recently I have found it impossible to devote the time and energy required."
"I am on the verge of 80 (and) that’s the reason why I am selling it,” Mr Williams told The Australian.
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Nick Williams said the family’s horse racing operations would continue, but with reduced numbers.
CBRE director of investments Mark Wizel is managing the sale campaign with Barry Bowditch, managing director of Magic Millions Sales Pty Ltd, on behalf of Hudson Conway Racing who own the property.
Wizel said the highly specialized property offered the absolute best in class facility available anywhere in Australia and arguably in the Asia Pacific region.
"This is the quintessential horse training facility located on extremely fertile soil and in environmental conditions which are ideal for thoroughbred racing horses," Wizel said.
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"It is a property which has been associated with the most successful horses, trainers and owners in the Australian horse racing industry over the last 30 years.
"As such we expect it will attract the attention of the local, national and international racing worlds as a ready-to-go operation with nothing to spend,’’ Wizel said.   
The purpose-built facility which has regularly housed up to 100 horses, has more than 15 kilometres of tracks, a 75-metre horse pool, 75 boxes, 25 grass day yards, 20 spelling paddocks, a water-walker, and a specialised lighting facility for convalescing horses.
The property also has on site accommodation for over 15 staff, office facilities, entertainment areas, and a staff café.
Wizel said there was no doubt that Macedon Lodge was also very well placed to provide purchasers with the potential to operate a number of alternative businesses including convention centres, HR training facilities, and health/wellbeing ventures.
"The property is located in a beautiful environment which has long attracted tourists from Melbourne, regional Victoria, and interstate to Mount Macedon,  
"It is also handy to both the Melbourne CBD and Melbourne Airport (30mins), as well as the iconic Hanging Rock, is connected to Melbourne via V/Line train services and is located right on the Calder Freeway,’’ Mr Wizel said.  
Macedon Lodge will be offered via an international expressions of interest campaign which will launch at the Magic Millions Yearling Sales on January 8 and close in early March. 
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Horse trainer Lloyd Williams relists Macedon Lodge

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Victory Lodge, the Warwick Farm stables of the Golden Slipper-winning trainer Clarry Conners and wife Maree has sold prior to auction.
All four of Conners Golden Slipper winners, Tierce, Burst, Prowl and Belle du Jour, were trained at the stables. 
The couple, who live on site at the property, no longer has enough horses to fill the 23 stable complex. He says he's down to about 14 to 15 horses at a time.
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He said if he needed to he could keep horses at the nearby stables of his horse trainer son Marc.
Victory Lodge was named after Conners first Group One winner Victory Prince.  
The property at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/sold/property-10-hope-street-warwick-farm-nsw-2170-503369722" target="_blank">10 Hope Street, Warwick Farm</a> was offered by CBRE agents Tom Rourke, Alex Mirzaian and Andrew Sukkar.
They said the 2,860 sqm property, across the road from the Warwick Farm Raceway and metres away from the under-road tunnel that leads to the track, has potential to be subdivided in to four titles.
There are 23 stables, a nine-horse walker, feed room, 16 tonne feed silo and two one bedroom flats.
 
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Horse trainer Clarry Conners sells Warwick Farm stables Victory Lodge

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Bylong Park, a proven brood mare farm located in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, has hit the market.
The farm has produced the likes of Magic Millions winner Driefontein and Hong Kong Derby winner Mosheen.
Located in the heart of the breeding industry, the 135 ha property at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-livestock-nsw-denman-700051426" target="_blank">1949 Martindale Road, Denman</a> features well-presented improvements and horse facilitates. 
The improvements include 16 box Stable Barn, vet shed and 10 day yards, Ezywalker horse walker, round yard, all steel machinery and hay sheds.
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The owner's residence comprises three bedrooms, family/dining area, kitchen, front verandah and double garage. 
There is an older-style manager's and staff cottage including three bedrooms, sitting room, office and kitchen. 
The property has been subdivided into 16 larger paddocks.
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Bylong Park is located 15 minutes from Denman, 35 minutes from Coolmore and 3.5 hours from Sydney. 
David Nolan of Webster Nolan Real Estate Surry Hills and Peter Townsend of Landmark Townsend have the listing. 
The property has been scheduled for auction on October 29. 
 
 
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Bylong Park, Upper Hunter brood mare farm listed 

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Melbourne businessman and legendary horse trainer Lloyd Williams and wife Suzanne are offloading a redundant Port Douglas investment.
It is a four bedroom villa within the Mirage complex.
It comes not long after the couple added a further two smaller villas in the compound, paying $1.7 million each for the two bedders.
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The one they are offloading is the first one they bought back in 2000.
It's been used as a winter retreat for family members, and never publicly rented.
The Pink Agency's Callum Jones has the listing.
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He says in the marketing it is owned by a "villa connoisseur".
Jones describes it as one of the best in the complex given it fronts the golf course and then it's just grass reserve to the beach.
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Legendary horse trainer Lloyd Williams lists Port Douglas holiday home

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Leading jockey Kerrin McEvoy, who won the Melbourne Cup on UK horse Cross Counter yesterday, has said he will put his winnings towards a bigger house for his family.
The race was worth a prize pot of $4 million, with McEvoy getting four percent, so around $200,000, which might cover half the deposit if he is looking to upgrade from his Sydney home.
McEvoy owns a house in Randwick (above) with his wife Cathy and four kids, who he promised there will be a swimming pool in their new digs.
“I promised my four kids a swimming pool. And Cathy and myself have been looking around for a bigger house," he told Channel 7 after the race.
“I said to one of the Herald Sun reporters yesterday that if I won I would buy Cathy a new house, so look out.”
McEvoy paid $3.45 million for a three bedroom, 1880s home in 2010 in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, but it became a $1,300 a week rental in 2015.
<div id="outstream_holder_news">In 2015 Cathy, sister of 2015 Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne, sold an Essendon investment property she owned with Payne and three others, including another jockey Luke Currie.</div>
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<div>They sold for $1.21 million, $440,000 more than they paid in 2004. </div>
McEvoy won The Everest on aboard Redzel last month, the richest race in the world on turf, which pocketed him around $300,000. He has now won it back to back years on Redzel since its inception in 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Melbourne Cup winning jockey pledges to spend winning on new house

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Racing NSW has purchased the historic Castlereagh home of the legendary trainer Bart Cummings.

The approximately 137-acre property near Windsor/Richmond in the Sydney Basin has been owned by the Cummings family for three generations.

The farm featured three houses, including a homestead, an office, three stables, irrigation infrastructure, as well as shedding, grain storage, 67 day yards, round yards and a 1000 metre sand-based exercise track.

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Cummings, who passed away in 2015, is regarded as one of Australia’s greatest ever race horse trainers and is particularly noted for training 12 Melbourne Cup winners.

Inglis Rural Property agent Sam Triggs marketed the property to domestic and international thoroughbred groups, including high profile trainers and breeders.

Racing NSW Chairman, Russell Balding, said the purchase will be a valuable asset to the horse racing industry.

“Naturally we sought to keep this historic property in the industry’s ownership,” he said.

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“It has enormous opportunity for the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Industry including the establishment of a Racing Academy which will not only be used for the training of jockeys, trackwork riders, stablehands but for all racings workforce.

“In particular it will be used as an educational facility for Stewards.

“The property will also be used as the show piece for the Horse Rehabilitation Program and for a Quarantine Station.”

The group indicated they would consider changing the name of the property to the Bart Cummings Farm.
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Racing NSW buy Bart Cummings’ Castlereagh property Princes Farm

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Dean Shannon, the former chief of Ladbrokes Australia, and now the managing director of the Neds gambling website, and his wife Kelly, who shares his love of horses, failed to find a buyer.
The bidding at the Sunday onsite auction stopped at $5.6 million for the 42 hectare Maleny holding, marketed as one of Australia's most impressive equestrian facilities, located an hour from the Doomben race track.
The stable complex is the focal point as it features 10 double-sized broodmare boxes, two stallion boxes, wash bays, a vet room, horse scales, tack room, rug room and feed room.
There's 45 post and rail paddocks and two Olympic size dressage arenas.
The luxury is not just for horses, as the main residence spans a vast 1,800 sqm and has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a steam room, massage room and dressing rooms.
The entertaining spaces have views of the Glass House Mountains.
Ray White Buderim agents Lew Pottinger and Nathan Nicholl marketed the equine complex with its <a id="LPlnk977626" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.montanaparkmaleny.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">own website</a>.
Since Shannon bought Montana Park in 2010 for $7 million he more than doubled the size of the original residence as well as covering one of the two show-jumping arenas.
“Montana Park is a place we love to call home, however my current business commitments with the launch, and now international expansion of Neds have seen me spend more time in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, with less opportunity to enjoy all this home has to offer,” he said prior to the auction.
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Neds boss Dean Shannon knocks back $5.6 million for Maleny equestrian estate

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Dean Shannon, the former Ladbrokes Australia CEO, has had an affiliation with horses, and not just through his work.
The keen horse enthusiast and wife Kelly, who shares his love of horses, recently sold an equestrian properties in the Gold Coast hinterland, and is now seeking to sell another in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
The 42 hectare Sunshine Coast property in Maleny is one of Australia's most impressive equestrian facilities, located an hour from the Doomben race track.
When Shannon paid $7 million for the property in 2009, he changed the name from Tengarra Park to Montana Park. 
The stable complex is the focal point.
It features 10 double-sized broodmare boxes, two stallion boxes, wash bays, a vet room, horse scales, tack room, rug room and feed room.
The stable complex had been the showpiece of the previous owners, show jumping couple David and Pam Courtice, who developed the property from a run-down dairy farm with 100-year-old fencing, pig pens and barbed wire. 
The Courtices’ two-year transformation attracted intense local sticky-beaking as mud turned into green paddocks, and impressive timber fencing was erected to define the perimeter of the picture postcard property.
There's now 45 post and rail paddocks and two Olympic size dressage arenas.
Not just a luxury property for horses, the main regular old human residence spans a vast 1,800 sqm and has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a steam room, massage room and dressing rooms.
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The entertaining spaces have views of the Glass House Mountains.
Ray White Buderim agents Lew Pottinger and Nathan Nicholl are marketing the equine complex for a July 29 auction.
Shannon's $7 million purchase in 2009 has been unrivalled in Maleny, the small locality 40 kilometres south-west of the Sunshine Coast.
Before the sale in 2006 to the Courtice's, the dairy property had been in the Evans family for nine decades.
It was sold by Ray and Robyn Evans.
Ray's father Evan Evans had taken over the farm in 1942. 
Regular rainfall together with an irrigation licence from a permanent creek and eight mega litre dam make Montana Park virtually drought proof.
 
 
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Former Ladbrokes CEO Dean Shannon lists Maleny equestrian estate

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Rockmount at Longwood East, the renowned thoroughbred pre-training facility, graced by 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, 2008 Cox Plate winner Maldivian and 2010 Caulfield Guineas champ Anacheeva, has been listed for sale. 
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-longwood+east-7967746" target="_blank">65 hectare property in the Strathbogie Ranges</a>, 150 kilometres north east of Melbourne, has been listed by the former accountant Geoff Guest and wife Jill Kewish.
They bought the property in 2006 when it was formerly a component of The Vinery racing and breeding development. Guest was a director at Count Financial.
Rockmount has a unique four wing X shape steel and covered stable block that houses 30 boxes.
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There's an undercover horse walker, a 1100 metre straight training track and a six horse Aqua-Ciser, a mechanical water-walker for the exercising of the horses.
A newly built three bedroom, two bathroom home with pool sits on the estate, as does a three bedroom manager's cottage.
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Pat Rice &amp; Hawkins agents Matt and Rob Childs are marketing the property.
Geoff and Jill say they will probably relocate to a smaller holding in the local area of Strathbogie Shire. 
The name Rockmount originates from the highly visible granite structures that rise from the western slopes of the property.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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