John 'Strop' Cornell and Delvene Delaney secure $10 million Belongil Beach, Byron Bay sale

Entertainment industry veterans John 'Strop' Cornell and his wife, Delvene Delaney, who were Paul Hogan's sidekicks in their comedic heyday, have sold their Belongil beach retreat.

It is a very private 2.3 acre compound, known as lost 4 and 5 Border Street.

The modernised two level home at Belongil had been listed through LJ Hooker agent Glen Irwin. Offers closed 28 January 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 suggested $10 million plus was being sought, and close to being achieved, 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.

The lots were bought in the early 1980s for around $325,000 from the then local abattoir. 

The Weekend Australian suggests Harvey Norman heir Glen Norman was the buyer of the property from his former father-in-law, John "Strop" Cornell.

Glen Norman, the only son of late Harvey Norman co-founder Ian Norman, has been renting the resort-style property, Villa Gabrielle owned by developer Eddie Phillips since he recently moved to Byron Bay.

Glen Norman's Double Bay garden apartment sold last weekend for around $4.5 million through 1st City. 

The sale by LJ Hooker's Glenn Irwin is short of the Byron Bay record which was set in 2006 at $15.68 million for a house on Wategos Beach.