DOORALONG, NSW – A mother of five says her dream rural home has been turned into an unlivable nightmare after multi-millionaire neighbors allegedly built a 10-foot wall of dirt and rotting manure around her property.
A Sudden Change In The Neighborhood
Megan Perry, who has lived on her Dooralong property on the New South Wales Central Coast for 12 years, claims the trouble began 15 months ago. It started when brothers Terry and Peter Karagounis purchased the surrounding 385-acre farmland for $10 million, wrapping around three sides of Perry’s modest plot.
According to Perry, the family was immediately subjected to late-night disruptions, including motorbikes and buggies circling her fence line at all hours. She also alleges a camouflaged truck was parked facing her house with its high beams left on throughout the night.
The Manure Walls and Severe Fallout
The escalation peaked when dump trucks began arriving, dropping massive loads of manure just three feet from Perry’s fence. Earthen mounds reaching 10 feet high were then plowed up, effectively trapping the rotting manure against her property line.
Perry reports severe consequences to her property and health, including:
- Thick dust coating the family home.
- The property pool becoming completely unusable.
- Tap water running brown and parts of the land flooding.
- Continuous late-night harassment, leaving her diagnosed with chronic stress disorder.
Property Declared Unsellable
The dispute has left the family in a devastating legal and financial bind. A local real estate agent has informed Perry that because of the surrounding wall of noise, smell, and debris, the home can no longer be sold.
Local police have connected Perry with a victims’ counseling hotline, treating her as the victim in the dispute. However, because neighbor conflicts often fall into a legal gray area between criminal law and local council enforcement, local officials have so far declined to intervene.
The allegations against the brothers remain unproven, as their side of the story has not yet been reported. For now, the family remains stuck on the property as the dispute continues.
