Carey’s cool return on pad
FORMER AFL bad boy Wayne Carey (right) has pocketed $2.265 million selling his luxurious Gold Coast mansion known as “the Queensland White House”.
Jakarta-based buyer Paul Noonan took possession of the vast waterfront Broadbeach Waters home on September 12.
Property records show “the King” is ahead a cool million on the Helen Ct home he lived in with ex-girlfriend Kate Neilson and bought for $1.265 million in 2007.
FORMER AFL bad boy Wayne Carey has pocketed $2.265 million selling his luxurious Gold Coast mansion known as “the Queensland White House”.
Jakarta-based buyer Paul Noonan took possession of the vast waterfront Broadbeach Waters home on September 12.
Property records show “The King” is ahead a cool million on the Helen Ct home he bought for $1.265 million in 2007.
He tried to sell it in 2008 – listing it for $1.65 million – so he could move to Melbourne and be closer to his daughter Ella but, thwarted by a sluggish market, he instead rented it to holiday-makers for up to $7000 a week.
Carey has since moved into a luxury St Kilda Rd penthouse in inner Melbourne.
The 720sq m waterfront mansion features five bedrooms, flat screen TVs in all main living areas, 270 degree views of the Golf Coast, 15m marble-tiled lap pool, media room with a large wall projector screen, a $20,000 entry foyer chandelier, private beach and boat jetty.
The two-storey mansion has canal frontage, three bathrooms, including one with ensuite, and two car spaces in a lockup garage.
Carey, who won two premierships with North Melbourne and also played for the Adelaide Crows, lived in the home with thengirlfriend Kate Neilson.
In 2009, the quiet cul-desac near The Star casino was nicknamed “Wayne’s World”, and became a tourist destination of sorts.
Police were called there one morning after neighbours saw a woman trying to climb into the yard by clambering up a fuse box.
Carey’s facebook profile picture yesterday showed him fishing from the jetty at the back of the property, shirtless and holding a small fish.
It is unknown whether the new owner plans to live in the home.