The Melbourne house trashed during Australia’s most infamous teenage party has quietly surged in value to nearly $1 million.
Located in Narre Warren South, the four-bedroom property made national headlines in January 2008.
A 16-year-old Corey Worthington threw a wild house party while his parents were away in Queensland.
The then-teenager posted on MySpace and MSN: “Parents away, tell your mates, you don’t want to miss it, [it’s] gonna be huge.”
About 500 teenagers attended the gathering, forcing police helicopters and dog squads to intervene after partygoers pelted cars with bottles and damaged the home, which was later repaired.
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Corey Worthington threw a wild house party while his parents were away in Queensland.
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The four-bedroom property made national headlines in January 2008. Picture: Supplied
Worthington’s interview with A Current Affair’s Leila McKinnon. Picture: A Current Affair/Nine
Purchased for $320,000 in 2002, online estimates indicate the residence is valued between $930,000 and $1.17 million.
Days after the party, Worthington, now 35, cemented his spot in Australian pop culture during an interview with A Current Affair reporter Leila McKinnon.
Wearing yellow knock-off sunglasses and a faux-fur hoodie with no shirt, the teen famously refused to take off his glasses or apologise to neighbours.
When asked what advice he had for teens planning a party while parents were away, he replied: “Get me to do it for you.”
His mother told the media at the time: “We are absolutely disgusted that he could do this, not only to us but to his neighbourhood.”
Worthington, seated with then-Big Brother hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O.
Worthington competes in the 2018 season of Australian Ninja Warrior. Picture: Supplied/Channel 9
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Worthington looks completely unrecognisable. Picture: Instagram/corey__worthington
Following the scandal, Worthington capitalised on his overnight notoriety. He booked DJ gigs, appeared in the Big Brother house in 2008, and competed on Australian Ninja Warrior.
The former teen party boy now looks completely unrecognisable.
He traded viral fame for extensive neck and chin tattoos, marriage, fatherhood, and local youth advocacy work.
Reflecting on the event years later, Worthington admitted he had turned his life around but maintained a balanced view on the night that made him famous.
“I was only 16. I guess I am sorry definitely to my parents, but I’m not sorry for what came of it,” he told A Current Affair.
“A lot of good things came out of it, so I just enjoyed it all really.”
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