{"id":832403,"date":"2026-07-30T01:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832403\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:15:09","slug":"what-happened-to-corey-worthingtons-party-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832403\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Corey Worthington\u2019s party house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Melbourne house trashed during Australia\u2019s most infamous teenage party has quietly surged in value to nearly $1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Located in Narre Warren South, the four-bedroom property made national headlines in January 2008. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">A 16-year-old Corey Worthington threw a wild house party while his parents were away in Queensland. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The then-teenager posted on MySpace and MSN: \u201cParents away, tell your mates, you don\u2019t want to miss it, [it\u2019s] gonna be huge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/lord-of-the-rings-star-sean-astin-forced-to-sell-home-over-low-wage\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LOTR star\u2019s wild pay claim: $100k a movie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/homes-and-fortune-peter-brock-left-behind\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">$5m feud: Inside war for Peter Brocks fortune<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/homes-and-fortune-peter-brock-left-behind\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/why-greys-anatomy-star-kate-walsh-moved-to-australia\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018OMG\u2019: Grey\u2019s Anatomy star quit US for Aus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1149856\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149856\" data-capiid=\"b0312505010c2c34c2b5c3fe68cf4f86\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 768 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Vic teenager Corey Worthington from Narre Warren South, after the party where Police cars were pelted with glass bottles after the party got out of hand.\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1149856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corey Worthington threw a wild house party while his parents were away in Queensland.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1149857\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149857\" data-capiid=\"45fad4c78d273fd7342850181bc9dd39\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1149857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The four-bedroom property made national headlines in January 2008. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1149858\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149858\" data-capiid=\"7588bd2ad67715014babda6c8a55dcfd\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1149858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worthington\u2019s interview with A Current Affair\u2019s Leila McKinnon. Picture: A Current Affair\/Nine<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Purchased for $320,000 in 2002, online estimates indicate the residence is valued between $930,000 and $1.17 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Days after the party, Worthington, now 35, cemented his spot in Australian pop culture during an interview with A Current Affair reporter Leila McKinnon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">When asked what advice he had for teens planning a party while parents were away, he replied: \u201cGet me to do it for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">His mother told the media at the time: \u201cWe are absolutely disgusted that he could do this, not only to us but to his neighbourhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1149859\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149859\" data-capiid=\"00d82b487b117e07db1f2c3eecc60534\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Party boy Corey Worthington, seated with Channel Ten (10) Big Brother hosts Kyle Sandilands (L) and Jackie O during the broadcast of the 'Gatecrashes' episode at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast.\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1149859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worthington, seated with then-Big Brother hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1149860\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149860\" data-capiid=\"7cea34b7dedc3ac2060eb953b28f0d76\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1149860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worthington competes in the 2018 season of Australian Ninja Warrior. Picture: Supplied\/Channel 9<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1149861\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149861\" data-capiid=\"9a444d3b5b806232d10f22d837ba4327\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 768 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1149861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worthington looks completely unrecognisable. Picture: Instagram\/corey__worthington<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The former teen party boy now looks completely unrecognisable. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">He traded viral fame for extensive neck and chin tattoos, marriage, fatherhood, and local youth advocacy work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In a recent Instagram post, Worthington paid tribute to his partner<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI just want to do a bit of a shout out to all the amazing partners out there and to my amazing partner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cBabe, I couldn\u2019t do what I do without you. Thanks for being an amazing mum. Thanks for being an amazing partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Reflecting on the 2008 event years later, Worthington admitted he had turned his life around but maintained a balanced view on the night that made him famous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI was only 16. I guess I am sorry definitely to my parents, but I\u2019m not sorry for what came of it,\u201d he told A Current Affair in 2015. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cA lot of good things came out of it, so I just enjoyed it all really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-jimmy-barnes-multimilliondollar-real-estate-moves\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jimmy Barnes hides $20m in \u2018difficult\u2019 life<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/diarmid-heidenreichs-secret-job-to-pay-mortgage\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dougie the Pizza Boy\u2019s sad life after 90s ad<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-rick-moranis-reclusive-home-life-after-leaving-hollywood\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rick Moranis\u2019 shock new life now at 73<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Melbourne house trashed during Australia\u2019s most infamous teenage party has quietly surged in value to nearly $1&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-832403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}