Exciting news about Studley Park house

This gorgeous house lies in the middle of the Camden Golf Club, a little south of Sydney.
A few years ago my husband and I went for a drive up there to see this house; Not only because of the reported hauntings but also because of the building itself.. I am a sucker for stately old homes, even more so in their original self.. disrepair and all!
Anyway...we were told that it was no longer available to the public because of the run-down state, and it was so far into the golf course we couldn't even park outside to have a look.
Disappointed much?! ;)

So I was just looking around the net and remembered the beauty that it was and thought I might check in on it.

Paranormal Australia gives a good summation of the history and some pretty pictures of it.

Paranormal Australia

And now taking up where their story left off....
Since the purchase of the house by Camden Gold club....

• 2006 Camden Council purchased the house from the Commonwealth
• 2008 the house was sold to the Moran family
• 2008 Peter Moran, being a member of the RROCA made it available to the foundation on a 20 year lease, for as they say it "peppercorn rent"

You can read more about the new owner's/ lessee's plans here.

The Sir Henry Royce Foundation

I so very much hope that they open it up to the public also! I would most certainly pay to walk through that beautiful, beautiful home, let alone the revenue they could raise just for the ghost activity alone.
There was an Australian show called Scream test that didn't last long, however one of the places they used was Studley Park House... in the basement, and apparently picked up several things just in that one night.
Either way, I hope so much that they open it to the public, but even if they don't, it's nice to know that it will be looked after again, and not let rot into the ground :)

Here is a little story from a local newspaper :

VIDEO: Studley Park House featured in paranormal television series

Here is a thorough history of the home.

Camden History : Studley Park

EDIT: 06/01/2010
Just a new news story from the local Camden newspaper:

STUDLEY Park House's reputation for being haunted has deepened after workmen responsible for repairing the old house made a disturbing discovery.

The men have been busy replacing parts of the iron roof and repairing the slate to make the 120-year-old Victorian mansion watertight.

Click through to read the rest of the story and what they found :)