Aug 28, 2026 – 5.00amA couple of old bike locks, a single tradesman, an evil eye amulet and one slipper. That’s all the signs of life at the mansion on the north-western outskirts of Sydney owned by the family behind Bathla, the real estate development giant that collapsed this week owing more than $3.3 billon.Known as Sierra Morena – named for the mountains in Spain – the Dural home is a glimpse into the life that the Mohan family had envisaged before administrators came knocking at Bathla’s door. That life, according to plans lodged with the local council, included multiple pools, a basketball court, a tennis court, a four-car garage and wrought iron French-style gates.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
The Bathla family mansion has to be seen to be believed
French cobblestones and a wrought iron gate. Multiple pools alongside a basketball court and a tennis court. This was the life imagined before the collapse.













