Where the streets have celebrity names - where do famous Melburnians like to live?
These are the suburbs where the streets have celeb names.
A sweep of public title records shows the who’s who of Melbourne’s sport, business and entertainment populate certain postcodes.
SPORTS STARS LOVE THE BAYSIDE
Retired AFL champ Chris Judd and his wife Rebecca, a Channel Nine presenter
The couple, who have two children, built their dream home in Brighton about 2 years ago. The glamour home – complete with man cave for Juddy – has been featured on Bec’s popular style blog.
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St Kilda star Nick Riewoldt and his wife Catherine
The Saints skipper and his Texan-born wife bought property not far from the beach in mid-2014, for a tick over $4 million.
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Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and his wife Rianna
The Pontings own a 1920s Edwardian one of the suburb’s plum streets, only metres from the waterfront, splashing $9.25 million.
Photo: Cameron Spencer
The Pontings’ Brighton home Photo: Supplied
Legendary spin bowler Shane Warne
Warnie has swapped the genteel streets of Brighton – his favourite suburb – for the jungle. Among the many Brighton properties he has owned was a William Street mansion, which he shared with Elizabeth Hurley, and sold for over $10 million.
Photo: Morne de Klerk
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Sydney Swans sensation Lance Franklin
Franklin made a savvy property play when he sold 55 Hodder Street, Brighton East in late 2014 for $1.73 million.
Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Photo: Nick Johnstone Real Estate
Melbourne Football Club coach Paul Roos
The Demons coach selected a modern home in Elwood as his new Melbourne base, spending $2.5 million.
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Kangaroos footballer Nick Dal Santo
The former St Kilda star, now in the Kangaroos line-up, owns a classic brick, family-sized property in Brighton East.
Photo: Getty Images
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Damien Oliver
The champion hoop offloaded a prime beachfront home in Port Melbourne last year, which fetched almost $2.2 million under the hammer.
Damien Oliver in action at Moonee Valley in October last year. Photo: Getty Images
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Ex-footballer/commentator Matthew Lloyd
Albert Park is the upmarket suburb of choice for the former Essendon forward.
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ACTORS AND CREATIVES FANCY ST KILDA AND ELWOOD
Offspring star Asher Keddie and her husband, artist Vincent Fantauzzo
The Logie award-winning actress and her husband, an acclaimed painter, bought in one of Elwood’s best streets.
Photo: Belinda Rolland
Actress Rachel Griffiths and husband, artist Andrew Taylor
The creative couple – despite the combined success – live in a lovely but humble home near the beach in St Kilda.
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The Cruel Sea frontman Tex Perkins
St Kilda is the suburb of choice for legendary singer-songwriter, who owns a waterfront apartment.
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Music great Paul Kelly
The ‘From St Kilda to Kings Cross’ singer owns a period property in St Kilda, in a little street running off the Nepean Highway.
Photo: Paul Rovere
Fashion designer Alannah Hill
The ultra-girly fashion designer – who has a new label, Louise Love – favours St Kilda, and in recent years has offered her stylish $1.9 million terrace as a furnished rental.
Photo: Simon Schluter
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Actor Chris Lilley
The master of many guises – perhaps best known as spoilt schoolgirl Ja’mie King – has a place in Balaclava, not far from the buzz of Carlisle Street.
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CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY RULE TOORAK
Former Essendon Football Club chairman and property developer Paul Little (pictured with wife Jane Hansen)
Little and Hansen bought Coonac, the largest private land holding in Toorak, in 2002 for a then-record of about $16 million.
Photo: Peter Casamento
Photo: Craig Abraham
Trucking magnate Lindsay Fox
The powerful businessman owns Eulinya, a heritage estate, which has changed the hands of elite families through the decades. Built in 1925, and understood to be owned by Fox since the 1970s.
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Photo: Andrew Quilty
Hotel tycoon David Deague
The head of the Art Series Hotels group owns real estate in St Georges Road – considered one of Toorak’s finest streets – and in Walsh Street, close to the Botanic Gardens, in nearby South Yarra.
Photo: Wayne Taylor
Chadstone Shopping Centre developer John Gandel (pictured with his wife Pauline)
The retail goliath owns three parcels of plum real estate, including Bedford in Albany Road, which is known for its high-powered residents and large manors.
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Photo: Craig Abraham
Lawyer and property big-wig Daniel Besen
The son of billionaire retail scion Marc Besen runs his own private equity company and is the former director of his family’s business, the Sussan Group. He and his wife are building a spectacular new home on Towers Road. The Besens are respected philanthropists and supporters of the arts.
Photo: Erin Jonasson
Photo: Simon O’Dwyer
Property mogul Harry Stamoulis
His family’s new St Georges Road mansion is Australia’s largest single residential project and is rumoured to have cost $70 million. The massive manor has a ballroom modelled on New York’s Plaza Hotel.
Photo: Hellenic Museum
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ENTERTAINERS AND THE FASHION SET FLOCK TO MIDDLE PARK, SOUTH YARRA, PRAHRAN AND RICHMOND
Hollywood A-lister Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton
The influential film and theatre couple have a low-key base in Prahran, which they have owned since 2006.
Photo: Daniel Boud.
Comedian and radio host Hamish Blake and author/skincare entrepreneur Zoe Foster Blake
The couple splashed out a cool $4.25 million – the most expensive house ever sold in Richmond. The modern home has been featured in many design publications and tv show Grand Designs.
Photo: Caitlin Wheeler
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Comedian and radio host Andy Lee (pictured with girlfriend Rebecca Harding)
Blake’s co-host snapped up a $1.5 million Richmond warehouse, converted from an old clothing factory, several years ago.
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Movie star Guy Pearce
The Jack Irish and L.A Confidential star owns a period home in one of Middle Park’s finest tree-lined streets.
Photo: M Mag
Presenter Livinia Nixon
The long-time Channel Nine weather girl recently sold her impeccably renovated terrace in Middle Park for $2.35 million.
Image: Channel Nine
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Retail businesswoman and philanthropist Naomi Milgrom
The chair of the Sussan Group, which owns fashion brands Sportsgirl and Sussan (and which almost every Aussie woman has hanging in her wardrobe), is custodian of the 125 year-old former Danish Club in Middle Park.
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Fashion blogger, model and socialite Rozalia Russian
The wife of nightclub entrepreneur Nick Russian owns an architecturally renovated, double-fronted Victorian in Richmond.
Photo: Shaney Balcombe
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Vue de Monde chef Shannon Bennett and actor Madeleine West
The culinary whiz and ex-Neighbours star own a landmark South Yarra mansion.
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Fashion designer Jacqui Demkiw
The designer of White Suede – a favourite of 20 and 30 something girls – recently sold her Richmond townhouse. Agents were expecting $1.4 million at auction.
Photo: Luis Ascui
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