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It was only a matter of time.
Since we began covering the tawdry saga of Dr David Hurst a few weeks ago, we have received dozens of tips from Perth’s most incorrigible gossips advising us that the City of Light is a hotbed of under-reported rumours, feuds and scandal.
And with the local press over there being about as inquisitive as a lampshade, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to be the new Mecca of WA tattle.
Now, thanks to well-placed sources deep within the Claremont and Cottesloe set, we’ve secured a meticulously compiled list revealing who’s in, who’s out and who’s barely clinging on among Perth’s power players.
Following the runaway success of our rankings for Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Sydney’s eastern suburbs, here it is: the definitive Perth society tier list.
The A-list
Denise Satterley (left, with Julie Bishop at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Perth in 2020 2020) is a devoted charity patron and the wife of property tycoon Nigel Satterley AM
Denise Satterley
Immaculately presented and often seen whizzing around in her sleek black Aston Martin, Denise Satterley is a devoted charity patron and the wife of property tycoon Nigel Satterley AM.
She and her husband have together donated and auctioned land to generate millions of dollars for charitable causes since the 1990s.
George and Danielle Kailis
Leading figures in Western Australia’s renowned Kailis family – who made their fortune in seafood and pearls – George and Danielle Kailis live a relatively quiet life with their three children and shun the spotlight…
‘But they are hot,’ says our spy. ‘And when they do go out, they are surely the best-looking couple in Perth.’
Through his Kailis Hospitality Group, George oversees a selection of elite beachside venues, including WA Restaurant of the Year Gibney in Cottesloe, as well as The Shorehouse in Swanbourne, and Magic Apple Wholefoods.
George and Danielle Kailis (pictured at their Swanbourne home) shun the spotlight but everyone knows they are at the top of the social latter
Meanwhile, Danielle is a former Vogue cover girl and international model.
The Stokes family
The Stokes Family are at the top of the Perth social ladder, no doubt. Patriarch Kerry Stokes, 84, has deep roots in Western Australia and is considered among the state’s biggest employers.
His first job was installing TV antennas in Perth before he spent the ’60s and ’70s delving into property development. There is even a range of shopping centres in the western capital that he developed with partners Jack Bendat and Kevin Merifield.
But nowadays, Kerry is best known as the chairman of the Seven West Media empire which boasts media assets like Channel Seven and The West Australian. His net worth sits at an eye-watering $12.69billion, making him the tenth-richest Australian.
His personal life has become tabloid fodder over the years, with four marriages under his belt. Kerry first married Dorothy ‘Dot’ Ebert in 1960 and they had two children, Russell and Raelene, but he is now believed to be estranged from his first family.
Kerry Stokes, 84, has deep roots in Western Australia and is considered among the state’s biggest employers. (He is pictured here with his wife Christine Simpson)
The media mogul went on to marry his receptionist Denise Bryant in the 1970s, with whom he had two sons, Ryan and Bryant, before she left him and moved overseas. Ryan is the heir apparent, running his father’s media and construction conglomerate, SGH, formerly known as Seven Group Holdings.
Australian TV actress Peta Toppano became Kerry’s third wife in 1992. They lasted for just three years before they split up. Kerry married his fourth wife Christine Simpson in 1996. She’d been a newsreader for rival station Ten when they first met.
Ginia Rinehart
Ginia Rinehart, 38, (right) worth $2.1billion, has managed to emerge from the shadow of her mining mogul mother Gina (left), despite being the youngest of four children
She boasts a degree in business from London, with a major in Spanish, and publicly opted to stay out of the bitter court battle between her mother and siblings
Ginia Rinehart, 38, worth $2.1billion, has managed to emerge from the shadow of her mining mogul mother Gina, despite being the youngest of four children.
She boasts a degree in business from London, with a major in Spanish, and publicly opted to stay out of the bitter court battle between her mother and siblings.
Bianca, John and Hope are attempting to wrest control of the Hancock trust, established by Gina’s father Lang Hancock, from their mother.
Ginia and her siblings were all beneficiaries of the trust, which owns a substantial stake in mining giant Hancock Prospecting.
However, since the bitter family feud broke out, Bianca and Hope have been cut off, with John yet to receive any income from the trust.
‘It is very painful to have my family’s disagreement argued so publicly in the Supreme Court,’ Ginia, who has sided with her mother, said of the conflict.
‘My loving and hard-working mother has only ever wanted the best for her children.’
Ginia is married to Simon Robinson. They wed in the Whitsundays in 2016.
Rose Porteous
With her fascinating link to Lang Hancock, Filipino-born socialite Rose Porteous (pictured in 2006) simply can’t be left out
Rose Porteous, 76, is an unusual addition to the A-list, but with her fascinating link to Lang Hancock, she simply can’t be left out.
The Filipino-born socialite is best known for her unusual marriage to the late iron ore magnate and her legal battle with his daughter Gina after his death.
Rose is the daughter of Nicolas and Amparo Lacson, and her grandfather was the distinguished Filipino revolutionary and sugar baron Gen. Aniceto Lacson.
Her uncle Arsenio Lacson was the first elected mayor of Manila, while her brother Salvador Lacson is the chairman of Lacson & Lacson Insurance Brokers Inc.
Rose moved to Australia in 1983 on a three-month working visa and landed herself a job as a maid for the newly widowed Lang, who was 39 years her senior.
The pair quickly struck up a romance and tied the knot in Sydney in 1985 – though Lang’s daughter Gina did not attend the wedding.
When Lang died in 1992, Gina took Rose to court over the circumstances of his death and the distribution of her father’s $400million estate. It was eventually settled in 2003 when a coronial inquiry found Lang had died of natural causes.
However, Rose’s legal battles did not end there as she was later sued in 2005 by the Melbourne-based law firm Slater & Gordon.
The company chased up to $14million in unpaid legal fees as a result of Rose’s feud with Gina, with the socialite eventually agreeing to pay the firm $13.25million.
Cat Linney
Perth ‘It’ girl Cat Linney is the wife of jewellery titan Justin Linney
Perth ‘It’ girl Cat Linney is the wife of Justin Linney, who leads the creative team at his family’s jewellery manufacturing business.
The couple met through mutual friends at a party and, after a year of crossing paths at various events, Justin finally asked her out on a date to Cottesloe Beach.
Almost seven years later, he popped the question while on a road trip to Broome.
They later flew to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast to get married.
Linneys jewellery was started by the Linney family in 1972. The company has its own fully equipped design studio in Subiaco, in Perth’s inner-west.
Justin, the son of founder Alan Linney, focuses on the creative side of things while his brother Troy is at the helm of the business.
Melissa Karlson
Melissa Karlson is the director of Perth investment company Wyllie Group and considered to be the ‘Queen bee’ of WA socialites
Melissa Karlson, 46, is the director of Perth investment company Wyllie Group and considered to be the ‘Queen bee’ of WA socialites.
She recently made headlines when she hosted a lavish birthday party at her mother Rhonda‘s Mosman Park mansion.
The Be Giving charity founder and her fashion wholesaler husband Jamie Karlson transformed the sprawling property into ‘Hotel Wyllie’ with its own bellhop and Louis Vuitton luggage.
Melissa’s sister-in-law Samantha Wyllie, the wife of her brother Luke who owns Corsaire Aviation, also attended.
Others seen at the elite gathering included Dr Lucy Caratti as well as Poppy Lissiman and her husband Harrison Kennedy.
Melissa is known for throwing luxury parties for Australia’s rich and famous, with some of her guest lists including the likes of Julie Bishop and Kate Walsh.
Rhonda Wyllie
While Melissa is a swan of the social scene, her mother Rhonda Wyllie (pictured here in 2009) is considered the ‘queen of the social pages’
While Melissa is a swan of the social scene, her philanthropist mother Rhonda Wyllie is considered the ‘queen of the social pages’.
When her first husband, property tycoon Bill Wyllie, died in 2006 aged 73 after a long fight with cancer, he left Rhonda a majority stake in his substantial business empire.
It included Sorrento Quay Boardwalk, the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the St Georges Square office tower.
The couple married in 1988, with Rhonda’s two children from her first marriage, Luke and Melissa, adopting the Wyllie name.
Bill also had three children, Craig, Stephen and Suzanne, from his first marriage.
After his death, Rhonda married former Nine Network executive Jeff Browne in 2018 after they met on a blind date at the 2013 Logie Awards.
They have since separated, with Jeff moving back to Melbourne in early 2021 while Rhonda stayed in Perth.
Poppy Lissiman
Poppy Lissiman is a successful accessories designer and notable high society figure in Perth
Poppy Lissiman, 37, launched her eponymous ready-to-wear label in 2008, but later relaunched it in 2014 with a focus on accessories.
She released a line of handbags first, and then a collection of sunglasses a year later, which have been seen on the likes of Justin Bieber and Gigi Hadid.
Poppy is married to marketing professional Harrison Kennedy. The couple are known by their friends as ‘Poppy and Harro’.
The B-list
Amy Zempilas
Amy Zempilas (née Graham) is the wife of sports journalist-turned-politician Basil Zempilas.
The couple married in 2009 and share three children, Ava, Chloe and Anthony.
Amy, who is something of an influencer, bills herself on Instagram as a mother-of-three and a ‘dog mum’ whose passions include Pilates, yoga and coffee.
Sounds breezy!
Amy Zempilas (née Graham) is the wife of sports journalist-turned-politician Basil Zempilas
Amy, who is something of an influencer, bills herself on Instagram as a mother-of-three and a ‘dog mum’ whose passions include Pilates, yoga and coffee
‘Life is short, make it beautiful!’ is her life motto, per her social media bio.
She is the proud creator of AnotherLove, a second-hand luxury goods online retailer.
Her husband was elected Lord Mayor of Perth in 2020 but resigned in 2025 to become the member for Churchlands and leader of the WA Liberal Party.
Before his move into politics, Basil was a sports anchor on Seven News Perth until 2022 and became the co-host of Weekend Sunrise in 2018.
His career in TV followed a football career that saw him kick 25 goals for West Perth between 1990 and 1994 before he retired due to injury.
Chloe Poliwka
Socialite and real estate agent Chloe Poliwka, 34, is a racing aficionado known within the community for her style and part-ownership of a racehorse via an all-female syndicate
Chloe Poliwka, 34, is a racing aficionado known within the community for her style and part-ownership of a racehorse via an all-female syndicate.
She is married to WAFL player Brent Latch – reports indicate they tied the knot in 2021 – and the couple share two sons.
The socialite also works as a sales executive at First Western Realty in Joondalup.
The likes of Nadia Bartel and Pip Edwards can be found among her Instagram followers.
Em Davies
Influencers are a dime a dozen in Melbourne and Sydney, so you could call Em Davies the biggest fish in a small pond over in Perth.
‘She really is the biggest influencer we have here,’ our spy says of Perth girl Em Davies
‘She really is the biggest influencer we have here,’ says our spy.
With her loyal social media following and a steady stream of collabs with major brands, the model-slash-entrepreneur, 30, recently became a mum when she welcomed daughter Isla Sue with her fiancé Joel Gambin.
Di Bain
Di Bain went head-to-head against Basil for Lord Mayor of Perth in 2020 but was defeated by just 284 votes.
Her campaign was plagued by negative headlines after she disclosed the gifts and donations she had received from rich and famous friends while running for office.
Di Bain went head-to-head against Basil for Lord Mayor of Perth in 2020 but was defeated by just 284 votes following a controversial campaign that saw her donors make headlines
Di received nearly $100,000 from some of Australia’s most influential figures, while Basil only disclosed $1,800 from a single source, reported The Age.
Some of the people in her corner included then-finance minister Mathias Cormann, and former WA Attorney-General John Quigley.
Former shadow treasurer Dean Nadler and former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop also threw their support behind Di.
Following her election loss, Di, who has two decades of experience in marketing and communications, was appointed Chair of Tourism Western Australia.
Di had developed the media and marketing agency Bain Media after a decade-long career with the ABC.
She now sits on several advisory boards, including the Telethon Kids Institute, Curtin MBA Advisory Board, and Fundraising Committee of the Perth Zoo.
Di also sits on the Philanthropy Advisory Board of the Black Swan State Theatre Company and is a private pilot in her spare time.
Rachel Beazley
Rachel Beazley, 33, the daughter of career politician Kim Beazley, is notoriously private
Rachel (left) is pictured on a night out with publicist and former Roxy Jacenko acolyte Gemma Oldfield (centre) and Married At First Sight star Lauren Dunn (right)
Rachel Beazley, the daughter of career politician Kim Beazley, is notoriously private.
Kim, 76, was the leader of the Labor Party from 1996 to 2001 before becoming the leader of the opposition from 2005 to 2006.
He was also deputy PM for a year during the Paul Keating government and was the Australian ambassador to the United States between 2010 and 2016.
Rachel, 33, is one of three daughters, her half-sisters being Jessica and Labor member Hannah.
Jessica and Hannah are from Kim’s first marriage to Mary Ciccarelli, which lasted from 1974 to 1988. Rachel’s mother is Susie Annus, whom her father married in 1990.
Rachel keeps her Instagram page private, preferring to stay out of the public eye.
But she does seem to be something of a social butterfly, albeit a discreet one, having been pictured with MAFS star Lauren Dunn and publicist Gemma Oldfield.
She is followed on social media by the likes of Simone Holtznagel and Merivale’s head of PR Holly Kaiser (née Asser), which suggests she has friends in high places.
Rachel now lives in the UK and only recently tied the knot.
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins, 38, the fifth richest woman in Australia, is the co-founder of DIY graphic design platform Canva, which is valued at $48.7billion.
Melanie Perkins, the fifth richest woman in Australia, is the co-founder of DIY graphic design platform Canva, which is valued at $48.7billion.
The 38-year-old created the company with husband Cliff Obrecht, 39, in 2013 after humble beginnings that saw her selling spray-on tattoos at a Perth fair.
In 2022, the couple signed up to Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge, committing to giving away the majority of their fortune to charitable causes during their lifetime.
Cliff proposed to Melanie during a trip to Turkey with an engagement ring worth just $30. They wed on Rottnest Island in January 2021.
Both hailing from Perth, the couple are believed to use a modest terrace home in Surry Hills, which they purchased for $1.7million, as their base in Sydney.
Samantha Wynne
With 30 years in the business, Samantha Wynne is the go-to bridal designer for Perth’s affluent western suburbs.
With 30 years in the business, Samantha Wynne is the go-to bridal designer for Perth’s west
She previously owned a shop in Mount Hawthorn, but that has since closed down.
Samantha now runs her eponymous bridal store entirely online.
Emma Milner
Emma Milner is a prominent name within Perth’s ritzy suburbs Dalkeith and Claremont thanks to her job as a sales executive at Ray White
Emma Milner is a prominent name within Perth’s ritzy suburbs Dalkeith and Claremont thanks to her job as a sales executive at Ray White.
She shares sons Nelson and Leo with her husband of 15 years, Peter.
In addition to being a ‘premier performer’ real estate agent, she is quite the charity maven as an ambassador for Cancer Council WA and Youth Lab Australia.
Phyllis Narula
Phyllis Narula has been known to bump shoulders with Sydney PR queen Roxy Jacenko
Phyllis Narula, an entrepreneur and socialite, is a big name in Perth.
She is the brains behind the $40million childcare empire Little People’s Place, and was previously named Telstra’s Businesswoman of the Year WA.
Phyllis lives a jet-setting lifestyle with her husband and business partner Vijay Narula, complete with a beachfront mansion and fleet of luxury cars.
While best known in WA, she has some lofty Sydney connections too, and has been known to rub shoulders with PR queen Roxy Jacenko.
Joanna Millard
Joanna Millard is known in Perth’s elite circles as the ‘car dealership heiress’
Described as a ‘car dealership heiress’, Joanna Millard now takes an active role in the company founded by her father, the automotive magnate John Hughes.
She was appointed by her dad to the board of the business’ corporate entity Rohanna Pty Ltd in 2018 and now holds the title of executive director at John Hughes Group.
Jarred and Meagan Briotti
Suit Vault founder Jarred Briotti (pictured with wife Meagan) is known as the man who dresses Perth’s sporting elite
Celebrity tailor Jarred Briotti, the founder of Suit Vault, is known as the man who dresses Perth’s sporting elite.
His success in the formalwear hire business has earned him the rather unimaginative nickname ‘The Suit King’.
Jarred married his partner Meagan in a star-studded ceremony in Margaret River in 2021 that was attended by a Who’s Who of WA-based AFL players.
The C-list
Clara Hurst
Cosmetician Clara Hurst (left, with her late husband Dr David Hurst) was once regarded as the leader of the Claremont set
Cosmetician Clara Hurst was once regarded as the leader of the Claremont set – though she is better known these days for her late husband’s financial misdeeds, hence her place in the C-list.
She is the widow of rogue dentist Dr David Hurst, who died last December after siphoning $7.1million out of his Perth dental practice, leaving a trail of creditors and patients with incomplete or botched dental treatment.
Clara is now the executor of his estate and says she did not realise the extent of her husband’s swindling until she was handed the books and discovered his business was insolvent.
It’s a stressful position to be in, no doubt, which is perhaps why she recently decided to take a break from it all by jetting to Europe for six weeks with her children, Sienna, 11, and Will, seven.
Before leaving the country, she was spied at a 40th birthday party joined by the likes of party planner Nina Ma’Belle Wiener and hotel and wine heiress Anna Fogarty.
Clara is the brains behind the luxury salon Blanc in Cottesloe (pictured), and is a co-founder of the online prescription skincare company The Secret
We’ve heard whispers of a rift within The Secret and that Clara is no longer on speaking terms with her business partner Dr Deb Cohen-Jones (left)
Clara is the brains behind the luxury salon Blanc in Cottesloe, and is a co-founder of the online prescription skincare company The Secret.
However, we’ve heard whispers of a rift within The Secret and that Clara is no longer on speaking terms with her business partner Dr Deb Cohen-Jones.
Natasha Marshall-Donnelly
Natasha Marshall-Donnelly, the wife of former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly, is a little lower down the food chain than she used to be after a string of business setbacks
Once a Perth A-lister, Natasha Marshall-Donnelly is a little lower down the food chain these days after a string of business setbacks.
As the wife of former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly and daughter of WA game legend Denis Marshall, for years Natasha was the definition of footy royalty.
But several companies jointly operated by the Donnellys have been wound up amid insolvency proceedings, resulting in unflattering headlines.
‘Natasha’s mother Wendy Marshall owns the exclusive Elle boutique and has dressed every well-heeled woman in town since 1969,’ notes our society spy.
Holly Garvey
Holly Garvey, 33, is also an entrepreneur and the founder of her own eponymous beauty company in Perth
Another Perth entrepreneur, Holly Garvey is the founder of her popular eponymous beauty business.
The 33-year-old’s company motto is that her clients ‘walk in a 7 and leave an 11’ – which is quite a bold promise.
Martine Chippendale
Martine Chippendale, 42, is a Perth socialite and Real Housewives of Sydney star
The Perth bubble was clearly too small for socialite Martine Chippendale, as the 42-year-old left WA for the bright lights of the Emerald City.
She is now a star on Real Housewives of Sydney and is raising two young children in Darling Point with her husband, a retired banker named John.
Having left Perth behind, the best she can hope for is C-list.
Bernadette Bosanac
Bernadette Bosanac is a content creator and media personality with a podcast called The Buzz with Bernadette
Bernadette Bosanac is a local media personality whose podcast, The Buzz with Bernadette, is popular among Perth’s movers and shakers.
She took the ATO to court in 2022 when the taxman tried – and failed – to pay off her ex-husband’s tax debt with her $4.5million mansion.
Karolina Borkovic
Karolina Borkovic was billed as a ‘Perth socialite’ on My Kitchen Rules in 2019
Karolina Borkovic became a national star when she was a ‘villain’ contestant on Seven cooking series My Kitchen Rules in 2019.
She was billed as a ‘Perth socialite’ on the show – and while this may have been slight exaggeration on the producers’ part, she certainly delivered plenty of drama.
Footy players and WAGs
Ben Cousins
To say West Coast and Richmond great Ben Cousins has had a troubled past would be a gross understatement.
However, having overcome the drug and alcohol issues that plagued him from his teens, the 46-year-old has shaken off his notoriety and made a fresh start in Perth’s social scene.
Having overcome the drug and alcohol issues that plagued him from his teens, Ben Cousins has shaken off his notoriety and made a fresh start in Perth’s social scene
Now a regular at parties – where he prefers a non-alcoholic tipple – he is also earning an honest living as a Seven sports presenter and at LiSTNR.
In 2024, Ben further showcased his resilience by competing in Dancing with the Stars, making it to the semi-finals before exiting the competition.
Harley Reid
Harley Reid plays for West Coast Eagles. Last year, he made his red carpet debut with AFLW star girlfriend Yasmin Duursma, who plays for Carlton, making them a true footy power couple
Harley Reid, 20, plays for West Coast Eagles.
Last year, he made his red carpet debut with AFLW star girlfriend Yasmin Duursma, who plays for Carlton, making them a true footy power couple.
Nic Naitanui
Nic Naitanui, 35, also of the Eagles, proposed to his fiancé Brittany Bown in 2022
Nic Naitanui, 35, also of the Eagles, proposed to his fiancé Brittany Bown in 2022.
The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Ezekiel, in October that year, and a daughter named Zuri Ateca followed in 2023.
Nat Fyfe
Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe, 33, boasts two Brownlow Medals for his stellar footy career.
He dated cricketer Ellyse Perry for about a year after he was spotted watching her play in the Women’s Big Bash League in 2021.
Honourable mentions
Laurence Escalante
Laurence Escalante, 42, is best known as the playboy founder and CEO of Virtual Gaming Worlds, an online gambling business valued at about $3.2 billion
Laurence Escalante, 42, is best known as the playboy founder and CEO of Virtual Gaming Worlds, an online gambling business valued at about $3.2billion.
The company runs brands such as Chumba Casino, Luckyland Slots and Global Poker, and is particularly popular in the United States.
He shares four children with his former wife Sarita Escalante, from whom he split in 2018 before going on to be linked to several women.
Laurence is known to impress suitors by showing them his impressive fleet of luxury cars, yachts and motorbikes.
The Ledger family
The family of late actor Heath Ledger still hold a lofty place in Western Australian society, with his niece Rorie Buckey (right) dating Robert Irwin (left) between 2022 and 2024
The family of late Australian actor Heath Ledger still hold a lofty place in Western Australian society.
The posthumous Oscar winner’s parents Sally Ramshaw and Kim Ledger, who separated when Heath was 11, and his older sister Kate live quiet lives in Perth.
Heath’s niece Rorie Buckey had a brush with international fame when she dated Robert Irwin, the son of the late Steve Irwin, between 2022 and 2024.
Sophia Forrest
Sophia Forrest, 30, is the daughter of Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, a mining and cattle station mogul worth $22billion, and his former wife Nicola.
Twiggy and Nicola, who split in 2023, share three daughters – Sophia, Grace and Sydney – who reportedly won’t be inheriting their father’s fortune.
Sophia has stepped away from the family business entirely, diving headfirst into her passion for acting and activism.
Sophia Forrest, 30, is the daughter of Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and his former wife Nicola
She played the role of Debbie Hampshire in Love Child, earning a Logie nomination for Most Popular New Talent in 2018 for her performance.
In 2022, she played Dani in TV series Barons and most recently took to the stage as Tessa Ensler in Prima Facie with Perth’s Black Swan State Theatre Company.
In her spare time, she advocates for a change in Western Australia’s consent laws and is an activist for Equality Australia.
Sophia got engaged to partner Zara Zoe in 2022, and the couple later tied the knot in August 2024 at the Forrest family’s Minderoo station in Pilbara.
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