Justin Hemmes

Justin Hemmes (born 27 August 1972^[1]) is an Australian businessman, heir to the House of Merivale family fortune and principal of the Merivale Group that owns approximately 100 pubs, hotels, restaurants and other venues across Australia.^[2][3]

Justin Hemmes
Born	(1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 52)[1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education	The Scots College
Occupation	CEO of Merivale Group
Partners	Carla McKinnon ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2015)​ Kate Fowler ​ ​ (m. 2015; div. 2018)​
Children	3

Biography

Hemmes is the son of John Hemmes (1931–2015)^[4] and Merivale Hemmes.^[5] He was educated at The Scots College.^[3]

Personal life

From 2012 to 2015, Hemmes was in a relationship with Carla McKinnon, a yoga teacher.^[6][7] From 2015 to 2018, he was in a relationship with Kate Fowler, and they had two daughters together.^[3][7]

In 2023 it was reported that Hemmes had purchased two Byron Bay properties at an estimated cost of A$38 million.^[8]

Net worth

Hemmes and family debuted on the Financial Review 2018 Rich List with an estimated net worth of A$951 million.^[9] As of May 2025^[update], the Hemmes family's net worth was A$1.58 billion, according to the 2025 Rich List.^[10]

Year	Financial Review Rich List		Forbes Australia's 50 Richest
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2018[9]	78	$951 million
2019[11]	88	$1.06 billion
2020[12]	101	$1.00 billion
2021[13]	97	$1.21 billion
2022	128	$1.10 billion
2023[14]	102	$1.39 billion
2024[15]		$1.50 billion
2025[10]	113	$1.58 billion

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See also

• The Hermitage, Vaucluse