Sooshi Mango’s Joe Salanitri and household promote Mt Waverley pad

Sooshi Mango star Joe Salanitri and wife Georgina have sold 1/50 Fairview Rd, Mt Waverley, - for herald sun real estate. Oct 2025

Sooshi Mango star Joe Salanitri and spouse Georgina have bought their Mt Waverley home. They’re making the standard Italian hand signal for “excellent”.

Sooshi Mango comic Joe Salanitri and his spouse Georgina have bought their Mt Waverley household residence for a grande $1.18m.

Alongside together with his brother Carlo Salanitri and their buddy Andrew Manfre, the comedy trio has turn into a family identify throughout Australia because of their hilarious skits in regards to the Italian and Greek lifestyle within the land down below, which have recorded thousands and thousands of views on-line.

As well as, the three funnymen have carried out in sold-out world excursions, host the Saucy Meatballs podcast and have launched the favored Johnny, Vince, and Sam’s Ristorante in Lygon St.

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Salanitri and Georgina have owned their three-bedroom unit at 1/50 Fairview Rd residence for greater than a decade.

Ray White Judd White’s Andrew Dimashki and Dexter Prack acted as an auctioneering duo when the residence went below the hammer on Saturday.

A $900,000 first bid kickstarted the entertaining public sale.

“Who wouldn’t wish to be a part of comedy historical past? You may brag to your folks,” Mr Prack mentioned.

Not less than 4 bidders competed for the keys with the house reaching a bought determine $80,000 above the $1.1m reserve.

1/50 Fairview Rd, Mt Waverley - for herald sun real estate

The unit is in strolling distance from Dampier Creek Reserve, Essex Heights Major College and Mt Waverley Secondary Faculty.

Sooshi Mango’s Carlo and Joe Salanitri and buddy Andrew Manfre had been topped the Melbourne Monarchs on the 2025 Moomba Parade. Image: Tony Gough.

Polished floorboards and light-filled lounge and eating room.

Salanitri mentioned he was fairly calm earlier than the public sale however he “couldn’t consider” the ultimate value.

Georgina added that she had felt nervous pre-auction as a result of she didn’t wish to let the unit go, for sentimental causes together with how a lot their household – together with their two children- liked the world.

“Nevertheless it was very nice to see it promote to a good looking household with younger kids,” Georgina mentioned.

The couple mentioned their solely cause for promoting was as a result of they wanted extra space together with for all of the costumes Salanitri has in storage to make use of in Sooshi Mango’s skits and exhibits.

Joe Salanitri inside the home. Image: Eugene Hyland.

The kitchen is fitted with stone benches, a 900mm Ilve oven and cooktop, LG dishwasher, soft-close cabinetry, a walk-in pantry and a breakfast bench.

“Folks assume we’ve bought and are shifting to Toorak, however we’re staying in Mt Waverley,” Salanitri joked.

He quipped that earlier than shifting to their new residence, “I’ve obtained to ensure I take the money I’ve buried within the yard”.

And he has huge plans for his or her new residence: “I’m going to concrete every little thing and stand on the market and water the concrete at 6pm each evening”.

Their household was additionally planning a post-auction celebration.

“Let’s go Johnny, Vince, and Sam’s to pop some champagne and have some gnocchi,” Salanitri mentioned.

Joe Salanitri and spouse Georgina have a good time their residence promoting with Ray White Judd White’s Andrew Dimashki, Emma Ren and Dexter Prack.

Mr Dimashki mentioned 47 households have seemed by means of the unit throughout the advertising and marketing marketing campaign.

With this week being Melbourne’s busiest public sale week since March 2024, Mr Dimashki mentioned he hadn’t seen such a lot of properties on the market since earlier than the Covid pandemic.

His Ray White department, primarily based in Glen Waverley, has 91 auctions scheduled for November – a month after they would often have 50 to 60 auctions slated.

“When the market begins shifting up, the sellers get excited,” Mr Dimashki mentioned.

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