Real estate: Morning Star estate hits the property market for $40million with a hotel and vineyard

A five-bedroom mansion with a HOTEL, restaurant, vineyard and helipad: Inside the $40million Mornington Peninsula estate which has hosted INXS concerts and film shoots as it hits the market

  • Morning Star Estate on Victoria’s Mornington Penisula is listed for $40million 
  • The property almost sold to a Chinese developer for $36.2million in 2017 
  • Includes a 20-bedroom hotel, helipad, vineyard and restaurant
  • The 63-hectare property has been used for concerts including INXS

A five-bedroom mansion with a hotel and helipad popular with bands and movie stars has hit the market after a deal three years in the making fell through.

The estate, in the Mornington Penisula, Victoria, has an asking price of $40million for the 63-hectare property.

The property, known as the Morning Star Estate, almost sold to a Chinese developer for $36.2million in 2017 but the deal fell through, according to the Herald Sun.

The property, in the Mornington Penisula, Victoria, has an asking price of $40million for the 63-hectare property

Property owner Judy Barrett re-listed the home with Michael Keating International this week.

The mansion was commissioned by a wealthy Englishman named Francis Gillet in 1865.

The home was built in the Tudor and Gothic styles.

The realtor describes the home as ‘more a chateau than a grand English manor house’. 

In addition to the mansion, there is 30-acres worth of vines over three vineyard blocks which produce pinot noir, cabernet and shiraz grapes.

The vines are believed to have been planted by Franciscan friars who brought them from France in the 1930s.

Property owner Judy Barrett re-listed the home with Michael Keating International this week

Property owner Judy Barrett re-listed the home with Michael Keating International this week

The friars planted the vines when the property became a boys’ home during that period. 

Ms Barrett revived the property after it was left in disrepair. 

Wine is no longer made on the property but there is a tasting room where many labelled wines can be enjoyed.

The mansion was commissioned by a wealthy Englishman named Francis Gillet in 1865

The mansion was commissioned by a wealthy Englishman named Francis Gillet in 1865

INXS and Jimmy Barnes have both performed at the beautiful property. It was also used in the filming of Kath And Kimderella in 2012

INXS and Jimmy Barnes have both performed at the beautiful property. It was also used in the filming of Kath And Kimderella in 2012

Until recently the estate hosted weddings, concerts and was used as a film set.

INXS and Jimmy Barnes have both performed at the beautiful property while it was used in the filming of Kath And Kimderella in 2012. 

The hotel has 20 rooms and 200 parking spaces.

Another incredible feature of the home is the 75,000 rose bushes that cover the luxurious grounds.

There is also a restaurant and helipad on the grounds. 

Another incredible feature of the home is the 75,000 rose bushes that cover the luxurious grounds

Another incredible feature of the home is the 75,000 rose bushes that cover the luxurious grounds

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