“Tell ’em they’re dreamin’!” Sadly, that may longer be the case.
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The Kerrigans’ Castle, arguably Australian film’s most recognisable home, is on the market for a new tenant looking to make it their own, but it might not be theirs for too much longer.
The home, in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, faces a date with a wrecking ball. And it’s not so much a compulsory acquisition, like that faced by Darryl and his family, but rather the owner’s choice.
The vendor has said she is considering demolishing the famed house towards the end of next year, citing ongoing maintenance issues.
“I know it’s sad, but the home is going downhill and it’s just taking too much to maintain,” owner Vicki Cosentino told News Corp Australia.
The classic Australian film of 1997 celebrates the triumph of the Kerrigans over the impending compulsory acquisition. (Spoiler alert: they win in the High Court, thanks to some clever ‘Mabo’ and ‘vibe’ arguments.)
The house at 3 Dagonet Street, Strathmore, was also for lease in 2010. Back then, Ms Cosentino told Fairfax Media that the tenants at the time the movie was filmed told her a “documentary” crew would be filming for two to three days.
Two weeks later, the crew was still there and, upon completion, there were “holes drilled in the walls” and hundreds of staples that needed removing.
“After two weeks of filming, the tenants took off with the bond and proceeds of the filming,” she said.
Other tenants have reported visitors knocking on the door and asking to speak to Darryl.
Tenants looking for the serenity of living adjacent to an airport will need to fork out $380 per week.
“This is not a house, it’s a home,” said Darryl, who also famously said, that while he was not wanting to sell, “it’d be nice to know what we’re sitting on”.