Salvatore "Sam" Tarascio (born 22 June 1944) is an Italian-born Australian billionaire businessman. Tarascio owns a portfolio of commercial and industrial real estate across Melbourne, including a business park, two distribution sites, a large shopping mall and a market.[2] In 1972 Tarascio founded Salta Properties, a privately owned company, after buying swampland and constructing a warehouse for Hoechst.[1] Prior to entering the property market, Tarascio worked in pharmaceutical sales.[3]
Sam Tarascio | |
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| Born | Salvatore Tarascio[1] 22 June 1944 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for |
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| Spouse | Christine Johnson |
| Children | 3 |
Salta Properties is managed by Tarascio's eldest son, also called Sam.[4]
Personal life
editBorn in Vizzini, Sicily, Tarascio emigrated to Australia in 1949, aged five years, and was raised by Sicilian migrant parents in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee.[3] He is married to Christine Tarascio (née Johnson), and they have three children, Sam (b. 1975), Lisa (b. 1977), and David (b. 1979).[citation needed]
In 2018, Tarascio published an autobiography entitled, My Way.[5]
Tarascio has interests in growing olives and extra virgin olive oil production, with a property located on the Mornington Peninsula.[6] In c. 1930 in Vizzini, Tarascio's grandfather, Salvatore (Turi) Tarascio, commenced the family tradition of olive pressing.[7]
Net worth
edit| Year | Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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| Rank | Net worth (A$) | Rank | Net worth (US$) | |
| 2015[8][9] | 42 
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$710 million
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| 2016[10][11] | 36 
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$735 million
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| 2017[12][13] | $1.43 billion | |||
| 2018[14][2] | 51
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$1.54 billion
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$1.00 billion | |
| 2019[15][16] | 46
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$1.72 billion
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35
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$1.22 billion
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| 2020[1] | 64
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$1.53 billion
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| 2021[17] | 75
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$1.54 billion
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| 2022 | 72
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$1.69 billion
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| 2023[18] | 89
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$1.69 billion 
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Published works
edit- Tarascio, Salvatore (2018). My way: Salvatore (Sam) Tarascio. Melbourne, VIC: Coretext Books. ISBN 9780646904085.
References
edit- ^ a b c Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Sam Tarascio". Forbes. 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b Lewis Boucher, Dinah (22 August 2019). "'It Doesn't Matter What Business You Start With': Sam Tarascio on Building an Empire". The Urban Developer. Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Brook, Stephen; Hutchinson, Samantha (19 August 2020). "CBD MELBOURNE: Solomon Lew and Salta's Sam Tarascio jnr in pandemic clash". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Tarascio, Salvatore (2018). My way: Salvatore (Sam) Tarascio. Melbourne, VIC: Coretext Books. ISBN 9780646904085.
- ^ "Sam Tarascio produces the good olive oil". The Australian. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "About Taralinga Estate". Taralinga. 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020. [self-published source?]
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (June 2015). "2015 BRW Rich 200". BRW. Sydney. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "2015 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (27 May 2016). "2016 BRW Rich 200". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Gina Rinehart Loses Her No. 1 Spot". Forbes Asia. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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