Travers ‘Candyman’ Beynon’s neighbours slam claims they are trying to stop the tobacco tycoon’s famously wild parties at his Gold Coast mansion
- Neighbours of Traver’s ‘Candyman’ Beynon deny claims they unfairly target him
- In a claim Mr Travers said body corporate were trying to change estate by-laws
- The changes he alleged were directly targeting his extravagant and wild parties
- Claims all four members of the body corporate have denied outright
- Travers is seeking $47,000 in damages from each of the four
Neighbours of Travers ‘The Candyman’ Beynon have rubbished claims they are attempting to stop the infamously wild parties held by the tobacco tycoon.
In October, it was reported members of the body corporate committee at the River Cove estate in Helensvale advised a law firm to look into amending their estate’s by-laws.
That came as Mr Beynon filed a claim alleging committee members Jeff Samuels, Alan Brown, James Blackledge and Robert Waugh improperly used their positions.
Neighbours of Travers ‘Candyman’ Beynon (centre) have rubbished his allegations they unfairly targeted him in an effort to stop his infamously wild parties
Mr Beynon’s parties are a hot ticket across the Gold Coast including his annual Christmas parties which were under threat if the by-laws were changed
According to the claim, filed by his company Travers Developments to the District Court, he was being ‘deliberately targeted so as to impact upon the plaintiff’s use and enjoyment of its property’ – and to stop his parties.
All four committee members deny the allegations and said the claim was ’embarrassing and liable to be struck out’, The Courier Mail reported.
The tobacco tycoon is seeking more than $47,000 in damages from each of the four members of the body corporate committee.
Mr Beynon said issues were coming from those who ‘don’t like’ him but he remains determined to keep his infamous soirees alive.
‘This is all about one or two committee members who don’t like me and want to try and impose their will on how I use my property,’ Mr Beynon told The Sunday Mail.
‘I can live with individuals not liking me, but now I’ve got elected body corporate representatives who want to curtail the rights of all residents in the estate just to get at me. That’s just not on.’
The Candyman’s wild parties, where he regularly hosts hundreds of bikini clad women in his illustrious home, are infamous.
The tobacco tycoon is seeking more than $47,000 in damages each from the four members of the body corporate committee
The Candyman’s wild parties, where he regularly hosts hundreds of bikini clad women in his illustrious home (pictured) allegedly drew the attention of his neighbours
The father of two has come under fire for his extravagant parties before, including receiving a $13,000 fine after displaying a topless Virgin Mary statue
His ‘Candyshop’ mansion which boasts seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a garage big enough to store 21 cars is also occupied by his multitude of girlfriends as well as his wife.
The father of two has come under fire for his extravagant parties before, including receiving a $13,000 fine after displaying a topless Virgin Mary statue.
The businessman said he had issued several complaints about members of the body corporate committee but they had all been ‘ignored’.
His claim also alleged that one of the committee members had openly told Mr Beynon’s lawyers they did not like him.
‘I just don’t like him (Beynon) for several reasons. I don’t have to like him (and) there is no law that says I have to like him,’ they said in an email to Mr Beynon’s lawyers.
In addition to the $47,745.67 he is seeking from the members, he’s also wanting a court declaration that they breached their fiduciary duty and an injunction restraining three of them from the committee.
Mr Beynon has come under fire for his extravagant and decadent parties he has held at his Candy Shop Mansion (pictured)