Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka drops $16.9m for a Noosa Heads’ beach house
Jayne Hrdlicka has beaten fierce competition for a multi-storey beach house in one of Noosa Heads’ most prized streets.
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Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka has splashed out almost $17m on a Noosa Heads beach house, with sweeping views of idyllic Laguna Bay and Little Cove.
The sale of the three bedroom, two bathroom property in Allambi Rise settled just before Christmas for $16.9m, property records show, capping off a momentous year for Ms Hrdlicka.
The airline industry veteran and Tennis Australia chair also has a home in the trendy inner-Brisbane suburb of Teneriffe, and sold her Melbourne mansion in late 2023 for $16.11m.
Tom Offermann of Tom Offermann Real Estate made the latest sale, and said the 885sq m property was one of the “most prized land parcels in Noosa”.
“It was always going to attract a premium price. It had been coveted for many years,” Mr Offermann said.
The multistorey home had been owned by the same family, the Hemmingways, for 50 years, but no reason was given for the sale.
Mr Offermann said there were five registered bidders when the house went to auction in September, which attracted a crowd of about 90 people.
“We’re very happy for the new owner, and happy for the sellers,” Mr Offermann said.
It’s the third property to be sold in Allambi Rise in the space of just a few months, with another house at number 17 going for $19m.
The sale price of number 11, made in December, has not yet been disclosed.
Mr Offermann said Allambi Rise was easily one of the best streets in Noosa Heads, and it was hard to see house prices there ever falling.
“Historically buyers have never lost money (there). There will always be people that will step in and acquire good locations when they become available,” Mr Offermann said.
“The future is very much assured for the people who desire unique and valuable locations.”
Eye-watering amounts are not uncommon for Noosa properties, with Mr Offermann selling a home on Witta Circle for $30m in 2024 as well as several others in the $20m range.
It was announced last February Ms Hrdlicka would transition from the role of Virgin Australia CEO with the board’s support, but she remains firmly at the helm of the airline.
She recently described as a career highlight a deal she negotiated with Qatar Airways to buy a 25 per cent stake in Virgin and provide aircraft and crew for new flights from Doha.
The flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Perth are due to begin in June, with Melbourne to follow later in the year, subject to government approvals.
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