Mining boss, 27, lists $12 million Byron Bay hinterland estate

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Tiger Brown, 27, the chief executive officer of mineral sands processing and mining development company Astron, has put a Byron Bay hinterland estate on the market.

It was left to local sources to reveal a $12 million price guide, with selling agent Scot Fuller of Fuller & Co Property declining to comment on any aspect of the listing.

Tiger Brown, 27, the CEO of mineral sands processing and mining development company, Astron, has put a Byron Bay hinterland estate on the market.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house on just over 22 hectares in Ewingsdale was purchased for $4.5 million in 2015 under the company name of Yingbrown Pty Ltd from realtor and developer Graham Dunn and his wife Lauren.

His late father, Alex Brown, was a director of Yingbrown Pty Ltd from April 2015, a month before the purchase of the estate for sale, until May 2015. Alex died in 2019 and Tiger became a director of Yingbrown Pty Ltd the same year, and is now the sole director.

Local sources have revealed a price guide of $12 million.

Tiger was appointed chief executive officer of Astron in 2019, also following his father’s death, and is Astron’s largest shareholder. Tiger’s mother, Kang Rong, is a non-executive director.

The property has been an investment for Brown and his family, with records showing it has been rented out at $2500 a week.

ASX-listed Astron has a market capitalisation of about $295 million and is focused on developing the Donald deposit, a fine-grained heavy mineral resource in Victoria, according to its website.

The Donald deposit is understood to hold elements including zircon, which is a mineral critical to the aerospace and defence industries. Tiger has held various roles within Astron since 2018 and is now leading the Donald project development.

The property for sale is a Queenslander with a winding driveway and views from Byron Bay Lighthouse to the Gold Coast skyline.

There are polished timber floors, pressed-metal ceilings, wraparound verandahs, a pool, pavilion and manicured gardens.

Fuller is accepting expressions of interest until January 29.

Media heir sells home

Bryant Stokes, a property developer and the son of outgoing billionaire Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes, and his wife Dominique have sold their Woollahra manor after it was listed with a price guide of $12 million.

Bryant Stokes, the son of outgoing billionaire Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes, and his wife Dominique have sold their Woollahra manor.

A sold sticker on the listing indicates a sale by private treaty on December 18. Local sources with knowledge of the deal but not authorised to comment publicly said the couple are happy with the result. The sale price and buyer’s identity will be revealed at settlement.

The Stokes no longer need the five-bedroom, three-bathroom house, since purchasing the landmark Iona mansion in Darlinghurst in September for a suburb record of $37.5 million.

The property was listed with a price guide of $12 million.

They renovated the Woollahra property after purchasing it for $3.8 million in 2014, refreshing the kitchen and bathrooms, incorporating a neutral palette with chandeliers, and enlisting Paul Bangay to transform the garden.

Harriet France and Clint Ballard of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty sold the property, and are also behind the sale of Iona.

In September, a well-placed source not authorised to comment publicly, pinned Bryant and Dominique as the buyers of Iona, which was once owned by Oscar-winning couple Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin.

France declined to comment on the buyers’ identity, only to confirm it was a family from the eastern suburbs.

Kerry Stokes made the No.10 spot on The Australian Financial Review’s 2025 Rich List with an estimated $12.69 billion wealth. Since 2012, Bryant has concentrated on property development, after resigning from the board of Kerry’s private investment vehicle, Australian Capital Equity.

Yogi sells Byron Bay home

Peter Ostick and his wife Ida Almasi have sold their Byron Bay home for a figure below the $20 million price guide, local sources have revealed.

A sold sticker went up on the listing for the five-bedroom, four-bathroom residence, noting a sale by private treaty on December 12. The exact sale price and buyer’s identity will be revealed at settlement.

Ostick, a media and tech entrepreneur who started an internet TV sales platform, is also a yoga enthusiast and the co-founder of Soma wellness spa in Ewingsdale, which sold to activewear mogul Lorna Jane Clarkson for $10,975,000 in July.

The five-bedroom, four-bathroom residence has contemporary interiors, a magnesium swimming pool and a 10-person jacuzzi.

Soma served as the primary film location for the first season of Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman.

Clarkson, who made the list in The Australian Financial Review’s Top 75 richest women in Australia for 2025 with an estimated $303 million wealth, told AFR in September that Ostick and co-founder Gary Gorrow continued to run retreats at the venue that focused on yoga, meditation and breathing.

Ostick’s latest sale is a beach house built in 2025 that is footsteps from Belongil Beach. Ostick and Almasi bought the land for $3.05 million in 2020 and had been renting out the home on Airbnb for about $3850 per night.

Interiors are contemporary, with heated concrete floors, oak upper floors, expansive glass, travertine bathrooms and LED lighting. A sculptural spiral staircase with an internal zen garden makes a statement.

There is also a magnesium swimming pool, a 10-person jacuzzi and rooftop decks with views from Cape Byron Lighthouse to Mount Warning.

Will Phillips and Brad Rogan of Sotheby’s International Realty Byron Bay were the listing agents and declined to comment on any aspect of the sale.