John "Strop" Cornell and Delvene Delany list bonza Byron Bay beachfront home
Entertainment industry veteran John 'Strop' Cornell and his wife, Delvene Delaney, who were Paul Hogan's sidekicks in their comedic heyday, have listed their Belongil beach retreat.
It was more than three decades ago that they all took a fancy to property around Byron Bay, and after almost 30 years of ownership the couple are putting the best of their remarkable holdings on the market.
It is a very private 2.3 acre compound, known as lost 4 and 5 Border Street.
The modernised two level home at Belongil has been listed through LJ Hooker agent Glen Irwin. Offers close January 28 for the absolute beach-front home with wrap-around timber decks with views of Cape Byron Light-house, Julian Rocks, Mt Warning and Belongil Beach.
Local sales suggest $10 million plus, according to local authoritative property observers.
"We no longer stay in our Belongil beach-house, and therefore wish to allow someone else the pleasure," Delvene Delany advised Property Observer.
It has been a $650 to $1600 per night rental offering too.
Two years ago the neighbouring beach-front holdings were offered for sale. Shannon Bennett, owner of Vue de Monde restaurant, paid $2 million for a five lot 4,588 square metre holding on the Belongil Beach peninsula and Adam Garrinson's Wetherby GPO trust company paid $2.25 million for its acquisition, on 18 month delayed settlement terms with financing from Apaing Woong.
The Cornell's are likely to retain the remaining vacant holding.
The lots were bought in the early 1980s for around $325,000 from the then local abattoir. Title Tattle once calculated the entire holding totalled 's 18,000 square metres or so.
The properties were bought in the name of Delvene Delaney who was a Sale of the Century television hostess and appeared with Paul Hogan and the John Cornell-devised character, the dopey Strop in Channel 9 comedy shows.Cornell and Hogan went onto make the Crocodile Dundee movies, which earned both of them a fortune. Cornell also developed a close relationship with Kerry Packer, taking the World Series Cricket idea to Australia's richest person.
Much of their money went into buying extensive property around Byron Bay.
Paul Hogan had the most obvious of holdings, Cedar Springs at Possum Creek in the Byron Bay hinterland estate.
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski sold it in 2006 to Duncan and Sally Mount.