Sam Tarascio
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Sam Tarascio

Australia 81 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Real estate
Industry
Real Estate
Residence
Melbourne
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • Australian Unity Office Fund
    10,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    AOF-AU

Biography

Sam Tarascio owns a portfolio of real estate across Melbourne, including a business park, two distribution sites, a large shopping mall and a market.

Tarascio, who emigrated from Italy in the 1950s, also owns several inner-city apartment developments.

He started out in property development in the 1960s by building a warehouse for German pharmaceutical company Hoechst, where he had worked in sales.

That led him to establish logistics and industrial-development business Salta Properties, now run by his son Sam.

Sam Tarascio, founder of Salta Properties, will transition from his role as founding director to non-executive founding director, effective 1 January 2026.

About

Tarascio imported an olive press in 2014 for his Taralinga Estate on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne.

His Taralinga Estate olive oil has won two gold medals at the New York International World Olive Oil Competition.