Bali Nine inmate Matthew Norman to swap a squalid prison cell for a $4million waterfront mansion in upmarket seaside town

Convicted drug smuggler Matthew Norman will soon swap a squalid prison cell for a sprawling waterfront mansion after spending 20 years behind bars in Bali.

The 38-year-old is one of the remaining ‘Bali Five’ who landed on Australian soil on Sunday from Indonesia, where the group spent 19 years behind bars for trying to smuggle heroin out of Denpasar airport in April 2005.

Norman, along with Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Michael Czugaj, Martin Stephens and Si Yi Chen are currently being held at the Howard Springs Accommodation Village near Darwin after a secret prisoner swap was agreed.

He is expected to arrive in Melbourne in the coming days, where he will move into a waterfront mansion in Torquay, a seaside resort known for its pristine beaches.

The $4 million, two-story, four-bedroom home is just steps from Cozy Corner, a beach popular with families for its gentle waves.

The waterfront property is owned by Christian couple Ann and Alan Wilkins, who offered the property to Norman after developing a close relationship in prison.

“It’s been an interesting journey,” Mr Wilkins told the newspaper Geelong Advertiser.

“I can’t really say much more at this stage.”

The $4 million, two-story, four-bedroom home (pictured) is just steps from Cozy Corner, a beach popular with families for its calm waves.

The Wilkins also formed a close bond with Andrew Chan, considered the leader of the Bali Nine, who was executed in 2015 on the orders of Indonesian officials.

Norman was sentenced to death in 2006 after he was caught trying to smuggle more than 8kg of heroin from Bali. In 2008, the sentence was reduced to life in prison.

He is the youngest member of the Bali Nine and was only 18 years old at the time.

Norman married his Indonesian girlfriend Anita in 2014 in Kerobokan prison. She is expected to travel to Australia with her 15-year-old daughter Stella.

His devoted father, Michael, is also likely to return to Australia after moving to Bali amid concerns about his son’s welfare in prison.

Anita will need an Australian visa to join her husband, but their unconventional relationship may not pass the strict entry requirements.

“It is possible for a couple to have a genuine marital relationship within the meaning of the Migration Act even if they have never lived together,” Australian immigration lawyer Perry Q. Wood previously told Daily Mail Australia.

‘The question would be whether it is nevertheless possible to demonstrate that there is a real marital relationship.

Norman married his Indonesian girlfriend Anita in Kerobokan prison in 2014 (photo)

Norman expected to arrive in Melbourne in the coming days, where he will move into a waterfront mansion in Torquay, a seaside resort known for its pristine beaches (pictured)

‘Taking into account evidence such as the financial aspects, the nature of the household, the social aspects and the couple’s level of commitment to each other.

‘This could be difficult if the couple has never lived together, but the assessment would ultimately be up to a representative of the minister.’

Norman left school at 16 because he wanted to work and earn money rather than complete his HSC, later telling ABC News that he had been ‘reckless, callous and cutting corners in life’.

Norman was just a naive teenager when he was first incarcerated in Kerobokan Prison and discovered that his incarceration had serious consequences for his family back home. One of his sisters became anorexic, another was harassed and his parents received hate mail.

Norman, the youngest member of the Bali Nine, was only 18 years old when he was arrested. In the photo he is accompanied to his sentencing trial in Bali in 2006

Norman (pictured in 2006), one of only two of the original Bali Nine to remain in Kerobokan until his release, designed T-shirts, bags and posters and asked for a reduced sentence

One of only two of the original Bali Nine to remain in Kerobokan until his release, Norman designed T-shirts, bags and posters requesting a reduced sentence.

But he admitted that every day was “just a struggle to keep doing good things” amid the “chaos” of prison.

The remaining members of the Bali Nine will have to undergo rehabilitation in Australia as part of the conditions for their release from Indonesia.

The five men will soon be free to reunite with their families without any legal conditions following their detention.