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Inside the church used for WILD sex parties in the centre of Australia’s biggest city – as the dominatrix owner known as ‘Madam Lash’ sells it for an eye-watering price

Worldwide BDSM News From The Media Posted on Wed, January 04, 2023 16:01:20
  • Deconsecrated Sydney church and wild party venue The Kirk sold for $6million   
  • It was sold by dominatrix and sex party hostess Gretel Pinniger aka Madam Lash
  • The church housed countless wild and sexually experimental parties 

Source: Dailymail.co.uk.

AUSTRALIA – SIDNEY – Famed dominatrix Madam Lash has sold the old and deconsecrated church where she once hosted wild sex parties for $6million.

See moer and larger photo’s on: Dailymail.co.uk.

Gretel Pinniger, aka Madam Lash, bought the gothic building, known as The Kirk on Cleveland Street, Surry Hills in Sydney from the Methodist Church in 1986 for just $205,000.

The church went on to house burlesque shows and countless wild experimental parties.

Rock hall-of-famers AC/DC filmed the music video for one of their signature songs at the church – Let There Be Rock. 

But the church fell into disrepair and Ms Pinniger had to constantly erect fences or change locks on the property to prevent squatters from occupying it and potentially setting it on fire. 

In April this year Ms Pinniger, now 76, won approval to convert The Kirk into a 26-room boarding house, which became part of its marketing appeal for commercial property agents JLL.

At the time she said she wanted The Kirk to again become a place for musicians and artists to ‘have all the fun we used to have’. 

Her $5.6million plans to redevelop The Kirk gained council approval despite objections from NIMBY neighbours worried about the size of her development, the noise, privacy and parking. 

The Kirk drew over 200 enquiries when it hit the market, was inspected 30 times and eventually six registered bidders fought it out to secure the iconic 578sq metre building. 

The building has now been approved to be turned into 24 residential studios. 

It went up for auction on November 3, with opening bids at $4.5million and sold for $6million.

Ms Pinniger became a celebrity advocate of whipping and bondage for rich and powerful male clients, including James Packer’s uncle Clyde and businessman Gordon Barton.

She was also a successful artist, twice having works entered in the prestigious Archibald Prize.

She also used The Kirk as an art space and once said ‘I never took an acid trip without doing a painting’. 

Ms Pinniger also ran for the Senate at the 1996 election, representing the Extra Dimension Party.

The former dominatrix now lives in Palm Beach, in Sydney’s northern beaches, and had previously rented out The Kirk on Airbnb for events including hens’ and bucks’ parties. 



‘We can have all the fun we used to have’: Ex-dominatrix’s gift to Surry Hills (Australia)

Worldwide BDSM News From The Media Posted on Wed, March 30, 2022 21:57:18

Source: Smh.com.au.

AUSTRALIA – SIDNEY -A deconsecrated church once used for “wild parties” organised by notorious Sydney dominatrix Gretel Pinniger will be turned into an entertainment venue, co-working space and cafe/bar under plans approved by the City of Sydney.

See more larger photo’s on: SMH.com.au.

A 26-room boarding house will also be built behind The Kirk on Cleveland Street in Surry Hills “designed with the motif of a dragon in mind”, according to planning documents, to symbolise new life brought to the historic church building.

A local planning panel last week approved Ms Pinniger’s $5.6 million plans to redevelop The Kirk – despite objections from some residents concerned about the overshadowing, noise, privacy and parking.

Ms Pinniger said she hoped The Kirk would once again be a venue for musicians and artists where “we can have all the fun we used to have”.

Ms Pinniger is best known for her outrageous alter-ego Madam Lash, but she also dressed up as the Virgin Mary to become the Immaculate Lash. The reality, she said, was “I’m a bit of a recluse”.

“I’ve led a fortunate life, and I’d really like to share it,” she said. “I’d like to be remembered for the girl I really was. I’m an art lover by my own definition.”

Ms Pinniger said she had fond memories of “totally wild parties” at The Kirk, which was used as a gallery and concert space from the early 1970s until she purchased the gothic-style building in 1986, using it for burlesque shows and sex parties.

AC/DC’s Let There Be Rock was filmed inside the church in 1977, with Bon Scott standing in the pulpit.



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