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Insiders spill on the secret Portsea and Sorrento set: Forget Toorak's high society - these cashed-up socialites with their 'la dolce vita' summers are the REAL elites of Melbourne society

Toorak may ooze old money and be the indisputable epicentre of Melbourne 's high society, but Portsea and Sorrento are fast eclipsing it as an 'in' crowd enclave.

The annual Portsea Polo event on Point Nepean is an unmissable fixture on the social calendar, with Melbourne's wealthiest families raising eye-watering amounts for charity while mixing with the socialites, celebrities and titans of industry. And with views to die for from sprawling, secluded blocks, the area's homes are a summer refuge for Australia's most affluent, privacy-obsessed and well-connected families, and, increasingly, the playground of choice for the young, hot and rich. Antony 'The Cat' Catalano, a property mogul who owns Raes on Wategos in Byron Bay, and his wife Stefanie (both pictured) also hold a lofty position at the top of the Portsea social ladder

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