Major twist in massive Vaucluse feud sparked by wild parties at mansion owned by ex-mining boss

One of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs is embroiled in a feud over several loud parties allegedly held at a house owned by the former boss of a mining company.

Residents of Vaucluse, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, recently received a 600-word letter in a letterbox calling out a particular mansion in the area for hosting wild parties into the early morning hours.

Now it can be revealed that the multi-million dollar home is owned by former Glencore coal boss Avi Spyrides and his wife Ariella.

The letter arriving in letterboxes claims the couple’s “young adult” children are the ones organizing the gatherings while their parents are abroad.

Sandilands – who dropped the letter in the letterbox of the Vaucluse home he and partner Tegan Kynaston are renting while their nearby $14 million mansion is renovated – said he was excited the suburb was the ‘Ibiza of Sydney’ would become.

“I love it, I’m involved, I’m there, I’m part of it… There’s action every night, even during the week, sometimes the parties last for days,” he said news.com.au.

Radio star Kyle Sandilands (pictured with his partner Tegan Kynaston) received the letter at their Vaucluse home and said the celebrations were positive

Vaucluse is Australia’s wealthiest suburb, according to data from research firm PropTrack

Sandilands said he had sent new KIIS FM employee and former NRL player Cooper Johns to speak to one of the adult children living in the offending mansion.

“He was delightful… he did admit that his parents were abroad and he had been swimming with the boys for two days and things had gone a bit wild,” he said.

Sandilands said he was not a fan of the letter, which encouraged residents to make a noise complaint to the police, and said it was good to see the vibrancy in the suburb, which has a reputation for stuffiness.

Another resident said she did not find the noise from the parties bothersome, but was a little concerned about the swearing from partygoers that could be heard further down the street.

She said that whenever there was a party, her household would simply “close the doors,” but added that she believes an elderly neighbor moved out because of the problem.

Avi Spyrides with wife Ariella (left) and Judy, wife of billionaire Frank Lowy (right)

Despite the lengthy letter calling out the vocal parties (left) being dropped into the mailboxes of other residents, some said it was a ‘non-issue’

Vaucluse is Australia’s most expensive suburb, tied with nearby Bellevue Hill, with an average house price of $9 million, according to property research firm PropTrack.

The Spyrides bought their home, overlooking the harbour, for $20 million in 2008, before property prices skyrocketed over the past decade.

The letter was written by a 38-year-old resident of the street, who said the problem had now been resolved after an email exchange with the owner of the house, Mr Spyrides.

He added that he hoped the incident reminded those living in the house of their “obligations” to live peacefully with other residents.

The police said they were aware of the complaint, but had “other priorities.”