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Daily Telegraph
2 days ago
- Business
- Daily Telegraph
Flagship mall on lower north shore set for big change
A prominent shopping mall in Sydney's lower north shore has been listed for sale in a move that could reshape the local shopping landscape. Located just 5.8km from Sydney's CBD, HomeHQ Artarmon has been described as a 'flagship retail destination' and includes a variety of home appliance and furniture stores, among others. The centre is one of only three within a 10km radius of Sydney's CBD, alongside Moore Park Supa Centa and Alexandria Homemaker Centre. The rarity of the Artarmon centre within one of Australia's most tightly held real estate markets is expected to attract strong interest from domestic and international investors alike. MORE: Epic towers set to reshape Sydney skyline MORE: Crowd pressure home buyer to pay $550k extra Located near the Pacific Highway and M2, the centre services a trade area population of over 678,000. This includes a primary trade area of 235,561 people, with per capita incomes of 48 per cent above the Sydney average, according to details of the sale provided by selling agents JLL and McVay Real Estate. Since its development in 2013, the mall has become home to premium brands including Nick Scali, Provincial Home Living and Oz Design as well as a new food and beverage anchor, Depot Brewery. The centre also provides the opportunity to attract further national tenants. The assets of the sale include multiple loading docks, high clearance and 427 car parks. MORE: Hotel-like student 'skyrise' coming to Sydney's Macquarie Park Nick Willis, executive director of retail investments at JLL, the team managing the sale, said the centre's proximity to the Sydney CBD would likely attract investors seeking a high performing asset. Co-agent Sam McVay of McVay Real Estate said inner-ring large format retail assets of this calibre were consistenly saught after, but rarely came to market. 'Over the past five years, a mere 17 per cent of national LFR centre sales occurred within 10km of a major CBD, and remarkably, only one centre within 10km of the Sydney CBD has traded hands during this period,' he said. HomeHQ is being sold via an international expressions of interest campaign closing August 28.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Top surgeon in furious marriage split bust-up after he moved his boyfriend into ritzy harbourside mansion
A top Sydney surgeon locked in a bitter marital split has been living with his new lover and the lover's ex-boyfriend at his harbourside mansion on Sydney's ritzy north shore. Kidney transplant specialist Professor David Gracey split from his political lobbyist husband Michael Kauter, chairman and CEO of boutique government affairs advisory Strategic Political Counsel, in December. The estranged couple's $9.5million Mosman mansion is now home to Dr Gracey, his new boyfriend Brooke McFarlane and McFarlane's art dealer ex, Jason Bonham. Mr Kauter - the majority owner of the home - moved out shortly before Mr McFarlane and Mr Bonham moved in. But he says two more people - and their dog - are also now 'squatting' in the basement of his former home. The multimillionaire lobbyist was arrested by police after he turned up at his ex-husband's surgery for what said was a routine check-up, but the charges were withdrawn in June. An outstanding charge against him, involving the alleged theft of a photo frame and shirt, was diverted under a mental health Section 14 and due for finalisation in August. 'The whole situation is, in my view, regrettable and frankly sad, but there's no need for me to comment,' Mr Kauter told Daily Mail Australia. 'I hold no bitterness or anger, I've moved on. 'My focus is on building a positive future, and I've never been so excited about what's ahead. I wish everyone the best.' Section 14 orders divert certain matters from the criminal justice system where health issues, like psychological stress, are involved and provides no finding of guilt or conviction. The ex-boyfriend of Professor Gacey's new lover - who are all now living in the Mosman home, known as The Villa - was previously an art gallery owner on New Zealand 's South Island. Mr Bonham is said to have left New Zealand soon after local media reported he owed more than $50,000 in rent, rates and insurance following the gallery's closure. He is now operating a showroom in Rushcutters Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs but denied 'doing a runner'. He told Otago Times Daily he may have been 'a couple of months in arrears', but said he hoped to catch up on his bills after the lease on his gallery was sold. 'We haven't done a runner,' he said. 'It's been more negotiating around who's going to be going in there next and making sure we get the right contribution towards that lease negotiation which covers anything that's potentially outstanding.' Dr Gracey and Mr Kautner's lavish mansion is currently undergoing court-ordered renovations and had to be cleared of extensive contents to allow the work to go on. Social media images revealed floor-to-ceiling piles boxes of Mr Bonham's items including leather gear, hoses, dog and kitchen appliances and expensive artefacts. Neighbours allege the home has been operating like a backpackers' hostel, with Mr Bonham's clutter, and the two others living in the basement, who have been branded squatters and 'vagrants'. But Dr Gracey insists he was just helping out some friends and it's not been a permanent arrangement. 'There were no vagrants there,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'They were mutual friends of mine and my ex who were temporarily residing whilst finding a place in Sydney after relocating from interstate. 'No one was forcefully evicted, they found a place and moved.' The bluechip property which boasts harbour views is understood now said to be worth more than $15million. It will be put up for sale once a new swimming pool is installed and the separate living quarters have been renovated.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- RNZ News
Literal cat burglar stealing clothes on Auckland's North Shore
Residents in an Auckland North Shore neighbourhood are being warned about a literal cat burglar nicking clothes from their washing lines. Helen North's cat Leo has brought home everything from socks and undies to a $300 designer jersey. She told Midday Report Sunday afternoons were Leo's big day because everyone had their landary out. "He brings home a lot of things. He doesn't do much with them once they are inside, he just dumps them on the floors and just goes about his business." She said her family had now nicknamed him to Leonardo da Pinchi. Her family has nicknamed Leo, Leonardo da Pinchi. Photo: Supplied But North said returning items to their rightful owners was often a difficult task. "We've got a Whatsapp group that I take photographs of everything he brings in and send them round to that group, but we can't find everything that he brings in so yesterday I put a Facebook post out... and that got hundreds and hundreds of people just saying 'that's cute'. "We did manage to get a few things given back." North said the biggest thing Leo had brought home was a 1.5 metre stuffed snake. "He brought that home twice so he obviously really really liked it," she said. Helen North says the biggest thing Leo has brought home is a 1.5 metre stuffed snake. Photo: Supplied Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine while wearing ‘large metal necklace' in horror freak accident
A MAN has died after he was sucked into an MRI machine in a shock freak accident. The 61-year-old man suffered catastrophic injuries while a scan was taking place on Wednesday afternoon - and died the following day. 4 A man was sucked into an MRI machine while wearing a metal necklace (file photo) Credit: Getty 4 The incident happened in Long Island Credit: Getty According to He was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, they said, and it caused him to be pulled of his feet and into the machine. It resulted in a "medical episode" and the man - who has not been identified - was rushed to hospital with critical injuries. He died the next day, police said. It's not yet clear if the man was a patient at the MRI center at the time - or why he entered the room. A witness told But he reportedly ran inside after hearing a relative screaming. New York's Department of Health said it was reviewing the incident. Most read in The US Sun It said: "MRI facilities in NY are not regulated as part of diagnostic and treatment centers, so are therefore not subject to routine inspections." MRI machines use powerful magnets that can pull in metal objects - and this makes it unsafe to bring metal of any kind near the machine. Factory worker, 19, sucked in and killed by meat grinder despite desperate colleagues attempts to save him- And the magnetic field is always on - meaning even small objects can cause accidents. Dr. Payal Sud, a doctor from North Shore University Hospital, told "If this was a chain that was wrapped around the neck, I could imagine any kind of strangulation injuries that could happen. Asphyxiation, cervical spine injuries." Charles Winterfeldt, the hospital's director of imaging services, said: "It [the necklace] would act like a torpedo trying to get into the middle of the center of the magnet." North Shore says that MRI machines can pose a particular danger to people with oxygen tanks, in wheelchairs or those even wearing magnetic jewelry. Patients are instructed to remove all metal and electrical objects before getting scanned, according to North Shore. However, experts say injuries and deaths tied to objects being pulled by the magnetic field of MRI machines are rare. 4 Nassau Open MRI on Old Country Road in Westbury Credit: Google 4 MRI machines use powerful magnets that can pull in metal objects Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine while wearing ‘large metal necklace' in horror freak accident
He was yanked off his feet by the magnetic pull, witnesses say HOSPITAL TRAGEDY Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine while wearing 'large metal necklace' in horror freak accident Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAN has died after he was sucked into an MRI machine in a shock freak accident. The 61-year-old man suffered catastrophic injuries while a scan was taking place on Wednesday afternoon - and died the following day. 4 A man was sucked into an MRI machine while wearing a metal necklace (file photo) Credit: Getty 4 The incident happened in Long Island Credit: Getty According to NBC New York, the man had entered an MRI room at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island - where a scan was underway. He was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, they said, and it caused him to be pulled of his feet and into the machine. It resulted in a "medical episode" and the man - who has not been identified - was rushed to hospital with critical injuries. He died the next day, police said. It's not yet clear if the man was a patient at the MRI center at the time - or why he entered the room. A witness told CBS News the man was told to stay out of the room. But he reportedly ran inside after hearing a relative screaming. New York's Department of Health said it was reviewing the incident. It said: "MRI facilities in NY are not regulated as part of diagnostic and treatment centers, so are therefore not subject to routine inspections." MRI machines use powerful magnets that can pull in metal objects - and this makes it unsafe to bring metal of any kind near the machine. Factory worker, 19, sucked in and killed by meat grinder despite desperate colleagues attempts to save him- And the magnetic field is always on - meaning even small objects can cause accidents. Dr. Payal Sud, a doctor from North Shore University Hospital, told CBS: "The dangers [of not following protocol] could be catastrophic and it underscores why we have all the safety precautions in place. "If this was a chain that was wrapped around the neck, I could imagine any kind of strangulation injuries that could happen. Asphyxiation, cervical spine injuries." Charles Winterfeldt, the hospital's director of imaging services, said: "It [the necklace] would act like a torpedo trying to get into the middle of the center of the magnet." North Shore says that MRI machines can pose a particular danger to people with oxygen tanks, in wheelchairs or those even wearing magnetic jewelry. Patients are instructed to remove all metal and electrical objects before getting scanned, according to North Shore. However, experts say injuries and deaths tied to objects being pulled by the magnetic field of MRI machines are rare. 4 Nassau Open MRI on Old Country Road in Westbury Credit: Google
