Bob Ell

William Robert ("Bob") Ell (born 22 December 1946

Biography Ell, a former carpenter who was born in Merriwa, New South Wales, founded Leda Group, a privately owned property development company in 1976. The company's head office is located in Sydney, and it has business interests in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Included in Ell's property portfolio are residential developments at Pimpama, Queensland; and at Lakes, and Kings Forest, both in far north New South Wales. He has raised plans to develop a cruise ship terminal, including three liner berths plus a superyacht marina, three resorts and an option for a casino at .

Ell floated Leda on the Australian Securities Exchange in the late 1980s and privatised the company in 1990.

In 2009 it was reported that Ell acted as a surety for Michael McGurk and provided 100,000 in bail for firebombing and assault charges against McGurk; with the charges subsequently dropped. Following the 2009 murder of McGurk, Ell issued a statement detailing his business and personal relationship with McGurk. In addition, Ell had been a potential sponsor of a proposed western Sydney A-League soccer team, in a deal brokered in 2009 by McGurk. Ell had a longstanding dispute with Greens Tweed Shire councillor Katie Milne where he successfully sued her for defamation in the NSW Supreme Court, and was awarded 15,000 in damages. The defamation action related to an email sent by Milne alleging he had a scandalous association with McGurk.

In 2012, Ell sought and was granted permission by the Privileges Committee of the New South Wales Legislative Council to lodge a Citizen's Right of Reply on behalf of Leda Holdings. The reply related to comments by Cate Faehrmann MLC, a member of the NSW Greens, in the Legislative Council on 9 November 2011. Ell's reply highlighted errors of fact and distortions contained in Faehrmann's speech. The Privileges Committee ordered that the Citizen's Right of Reply be published.

Personal life Ell is married to Brigit, twenty-six years younger than Ell, and they have four children William, John, Charles and Tiffiany. Ell has a son, and two daughters from his first marriage to Barbara. with an additional residence in Noosa Heads. and purchased a non-waterfront house in for 30 million It was reported between 2000 and 2002 that Ell owned a luxury catamaran called Leda worth 15 million.

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