REI National Awards For Excellence: Every finalist named
The best property professionals from across Australia and New Zealand will descend on Adelaide on Thursday when the industry's star performers are recognised at the Real Estate Institute of Australia's annual National Awards for Excellence.
The event, to be held at Adelaide Oval, will see the best of the best crowned from 117 finalists across 23 categories, recognising Australia's top-performing salespeople, property managers, residential and commercial agencies, and operational support workers, to name but a few.
REIA president Leanne Pilkington said the calibre of finalists at this year's competition was strong.
'I was one of the judges in some of the categories and it was a really strong field, because they are the best of the best from around the country so it will be very exciting to see who the winners will be on the night,' she said.
'I think the field of finalists gets stronger each year and I think that's a reflection of competition in the industry and the best have to keep getting better every year, and it's really exciting to see.
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'The people representing their industry on this stage this week are incredible operators and they are the best in each of our states, and customer focus is an absolute priority for all of them.
'I am proud of all of our finalists – it's not an easy industry and it's not been an easy year, and they just keep getting better.'
Every finalist in REIA's National Awards For Excellence
Achievement Award
Sam Harris
State: WA
Agency: Centurion Real Estate
Amir Attarsharifi
State: VIC
Agency: Hoskins (Donvale)
Riley Turner
State: TAS
Agency: Parry Property
Ebony Cavanough
State: NSW
Agency: Leah Jay
Business Broker of the Year
Chris Swifte
State: VIC
Agency: Australian Pharmacy Sales
Philip Johns
State: SA
Agency: Xcllusive Business Sales
Business Development Manager of the Year
Alison Ringuet
State: WA
Agency: Orana Property Management
Alex Gale
State: VIC
Agency: Elite Property Management Agency
Kylie Bonanni
State: NT
Agency: LJ Hooker Darmin
Kylie Davie
State: TAS
Agency: Downton Property
Charlie Evans
State: ACT
Agency: Verv Property
James Daniel Euripidou
State: NSW
Agency: NGFarah
Jayde Grindlay
State: SA
Agency: Eclipse Real Estate
Buyers Agent of the Year
Trevor Dunkley
State: WA
Agency: Property Wizards
Tonya Davidson
State: VIC
Agency: Davidson Property Advocates
Samantha Spilsbury
State: TAS
Agency: Buyers Agents Tasmania
Katherine Skinner
State: SA
Agency: National Property
Claire Corby
State: ACT
Agency: Capitals Buyers Agency
Lloyd Edge
State: NSW
Agency: Aus Property Professionals
Commercial Agency of the Year
Stonebridge Property Group
State: VIC
LJ Hooker Commercial North
State: NT
Elders Tasmania
State: TAS
Canberra Commercial
State: ACT
Martin Morris and Jones
State: NSW
LJ Hooker Commercial – Adelaide
State: SA
Commercial Property Manager of the Year
Vaughan Copping
State: WA
Agency: Perth Property Management
Thuy Nguyen
State: VIC
Agency: Biggin Scott Mitcham
James Black
State: TAS
Agency: Elders Tasmania
Marley Tautuhi
State: ACT
Agency: Colliers Canberra
Fabrizio Pignataro
State: NSW
Agency: Strathfield Partners
Rav Prakash
State: SA
Agency: Kemp Real Estate
Commercial Salesperson of the Year
Robert Dawson
State: WA
Agency: Realmark Commercial
Ben Hackworthy
State: VIC
Agency: Lemon Baxter
Ryan Doyle
State: NT
Agency: LJ Hooker Commercial North
Michael Ceacis
State: ACT
Agency: Canberra Commercial
Joseph Assaf
State: NSW
Agency: RWC Western Sydney
Community Service Award
Realestate 88
State: WA
The Leasing Lane
State: NT
LJ Hooker Adelaide – Metro
State: SA
Harcourts Huon Valley
State: TAS
Hayman Partners
State: ACT
OBrien Real Estate
State: VIC
Innovation Award
Network Pacific
State: VIC
South Property Group
State: TAS
Ray White Commercial Western Sydney
State: NSW
Large Residential Agency of the Year
Hedland First National
State: WA
Jellis Craig Whitehorse
State: VIC
Elders Top End Group
State: NT
Peter Lees Real Estate
State: TAS
The Property Collective
State: ACT
McGrath Estate Agents Parramatta
State: NSW
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate
State: SA
Marketer of the Year
Kristen McTernan
State: WA
Agency: Realestate 88
Amber Leighton
State: TAS
Agency: Homelands Property
Tyran Murphy
State: ACT
Agency: Hayman Partners
Fiona Yang
State: NSW
Agency: Plus Agency
Marketing and Communications Award
Empire Strata Management
State: WA
Agency: Empire Estate Agents
Lowe Living
State: VIC
McGrath Launceston
State: TAS
The Property Collective
State: ACT
Toop + Toop
State: SA
Medium Residential Agency of the Year
Realmark Karratha
State: WA
Homelands Property
State: TAS
Blackshaw Queanbeyan & Jerrabomberra
State: ACT
Smith Partners
State: SA
Operational Leadership Award
Robin Ram
State: WA
Agency: Momentum Wealth
Stephen Briffa
State: TAS
Agency: Network Pacific
Chantelle Dalton
State: NT
Agency: LJ Hooker Darwin
Renee Maynard
State: TAS
Agency: Peter Lees Real Estate
Natalie Edgeloe
State: WA
Agency: Oakfield Strata
Operational Support Award
Louise Rieck
State: NT
Agency: Elders Top End Group
Alicia Turnbull
State: TAS
Agency: Harcourts Kingborough
Sarah King
State: ACT
Agency: Capital Buyers Agency
Anika Benecke
State: NSW
Agency: Belle Property Parramatta
Merina Caputo
State: SA
Agency: Ouwens Casserly Rentals
REIA President's Award
Ewan Morton
State: NSW
Agency: Morton Real Estate
Matt Smith
State: SA
Agency: Klemich Real Estate
Hayden Groves
State: WA
Agency: Ray White Dethridge Groves
Richard Simpson
State: VIC
Agency: W. B. Simpson & Son
Residential Property Management Team of the Year
Blackburne Property Management
State: WA
Peter Lees Real Estate
State: TAS
Little Bird Properties
State: ACT
Century 21 Novocastrian
State: NSW
Rental Property Network
State: SA
Residential Property Manager of the Year
Lillian Dobson
State: NT
Agency: Elders Real Estate Burnie
Siobahan Farmer
State: WA
Agency: Centurion Real Estate
Claire Spring
State: VIC
Agency: Nicholson Real Estate
Residential Property Manager of the Year
Toby Orders
State: TAS
Agency: Elders Real Estate Burnie
Renee Boyle
State: ACT
Agency: The Property Collective
Kellie Andriessen
State: NSW
Agency: Newcastle Property Management
Michael Kennedy
State: SA
Agency: Stadium Real Estate
Residential Sales Team of the Year
Realestate 88
State: WA
OBrien Real Estate Carrum Downs
State: VIC
Elders Top End Group
State: NT
McGrath Launceston
State: TAS
Adrian William Real Estate
State: NSW
Taarnby
State: SA
Residential Salesperson of the Year
Daniel Harris
State: NT
Agency: Real Estate Central
Taney Jain
State: VIC
Agency: McGrath Estate Agents Werribee
Josh Hart
State: TAS
Agency: McGrath Launceston
Jane Macken
State: ACT
Agency: LJ Hooker Woden | Weston
Ben Pike
State: NSW
Agency: Pulse Property Agents
Matt Smith
State: SA
Agency: Klemich Real Estate
Small Residential Agency of the Year
Starlight Property Group
State: WA
Matthews Agency
State: VIC
Freedom Property Rental Specialists
State: NT
McGrath Launceston
State: TAS
Jonny Warren Properties
State: ACT
Biller Property
State: NSW
Taarnby
State: SA
Sustainability Leadership Award – Agency
Starlight Property Group
State: WA
New Haus Agency
State: TAS
Colliers Canberra
State: ACT
Taarnby
State: SA
Sustainability Leadership Award – Individual
Christina Mandanici
State: WA
Agency: Paddington Realty
Renee Parry
State: TAS
Agency: Parry Property
Sasha Trpkovski
State: ACT
Agency: Archer Canberra
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Sam Hawley: Donald Trump is demanding America's allies massively boost defence spending. His Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, says a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be imminent. And one of our closest allies, the UK, is rushing to invest billions of dollars in its defence force to make sure it's war-ready. Today Peter Dean from the United States Studies Centre at Sydney Uni, on what that all means for us, and whether our defence force is fit for purpose. I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal Land in Sydney. This is ABC News Daily. Sam Hawley: Peter, we better start with these comments from the US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, at the Shangri-La meeting in Singapore. He has warned that China poses an imminent threat to Taiwan. Pete Hegseth, US Defense Secretary: To be clear, any attempt by communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world. There's no reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real and it could be imminent. We hope not, but it certainly could be. Peter Dean: Yes, so Secretary Hegseth I believe is referring to here is comments made by the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and by other members of the Chinese leadership, where Xi Jinping in particular has said that the Chinese military are prepared to use force and to achieve specific capability goals by the dates of 2027 and the dates of 2029. Pete Hegseth, US Defense Secretary: We know, it's public, that Xi has ordered his military to be capable of invading Taiwan by 2027. The PLA is building the military needed to do it, training for it every day and rehearsing for the real deal. Peter Dean: This is about requirements that Xi Jinping has set for the development of the People's Liberation Army and its subsequent Navy and Air Forces as well. So this is about its development of specific capabilities, but also its command and control systems, its ability to conduct exercises and its ability to conduct the types of high-end warfare to undertake, for instance, a strike across the Taiwan Strait. Sam Hawley: So what has China then, Peter, had to say about all of this, that it will imminently attack Taiwan? Peter Dean: Well, I mean, what Xi Jinping has said is that he reserves the right to use force to solve what the Chinese argue is a domestic political issue. They, of course, refer to Taiwan as a rogue state. They don't recognise the democratic system that the Taiwanese people have. And of course, they don't recognise the will of the Taiwanese people, who overwhelmingly identify now as Taiwanese and do not wish to be reunited with the mainland. Sam Hawley: Well, China's foreign ministry does say that the US is overstepping its bounds and stoking flames in the South China Sea in response to those comments from Pete Hegseth. Sam Hawley: Let's consider, Peter, now then China's military build-up and defence spending by Western nations. Now, our Defence Minister, Richard Marles, he also addressed that conference in Singapore, noting that Australia can't rely on the US alone to counter China's military strength in the Indo-Pacific. Richard Marles, Defence Minister: There is no effective balance of power in this region absent the United States, but we cannot leave it to the United States alone. Other countries must contribute to this balance as well, and that includes Australia. Sam Hawley: And he also pointed to that huge military build-up by China. Richard Marles, Defence Minister: What we have seen from China is the single biggest increase in military capability and build-up in a conventional sense by any country since the end of the Second World War. Peter Dean: So I think what Richard Marles is putting out there is basically reaffirming Australia's strategic approach and that this is not just something that we can rely upon the US to do on its own. It doesn't have the requisite levels of capability to respond to China in this way. It must be by a community of nations within the Indo-Pacific. And as a status quo power, Australia and the United States and others are attempting to maintain the free and open Indo-Pacific that we currently have and stop any state from being able to dominate that region and impose a sort of hegemonic control over the Indo-Pacific. Sam Hawley: All right. Well, Donald Trump, of course, and Pete Hegseth have urged US allies in the region to increase their defence spending. They want Australia to raise our contribution to 3.5% of GDP, but let's face it, we are nowhere near that at the moment, and that would cost a lot of money, wouldn't it? Peter Dean: Oh, yes. You're looking in the realm of somewhere around $41 billion additional to go into defence spending to raise that level of money. I think what's really key here is GDP as a measure of defence spending has become a bit shorthand in recent decades for sort of commitment towards defending your own country or contributing to collective defence. There is no magical number that the Australian government can get to that would make our country safe. And if you remember way back when Tony Abbott was vying to become Prime Minister, when Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd were running the country, then there was a whole debate about achieving 2% of GDP, which we currently have. Now the debate has moved on to is it 3 or 3.5% of GDP. But of course, as I said, most importantly, this number is being used internationally as a proxy by both the Trump administration, but by other states around the world, relative to an individual state's commitment to both its own sovereignty and security, but also the collective defence of the region it lives in. Sam Hawley: Yeah, well, Anthony Albanese says we will determine our own defence policy. And he notes that Australia is on track to lift defence spending to 2.4% of GDP by 2033-34. Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister: We're provided an additional $10 billion of investment into defence over the forward estimates. We're continuing to lift up. That adds up to 2.3% of GDP. Sam Hawley: A long way, as we said, to 3.5% that the Americans actually want. But nations like the UK are now moving more quickly, aren't they, Peter? The British leader, Keir Starmer, he has promised to increase annual spending to 3% up from 2.3%. They seem pretty worried in the United Kingdom. Peter Dean: Yeah, look, the UK government has made a firm commitment to move to 2.5% of GDP in the next couple of years and 3% of GDP in the near future. This is off the back of their strategic defence review. News report: Under the AUKUS security pact with Australia and America, 12 new nuclear-powered submarines will be built to protect Britain's waters. Six new munitions factories will be constructed across the UK and thousands of long-range weapons will be manufactured on British soil. Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister: We are moving to warfighting readiness as the central purpose of our armed forces. When we are being directly threatened by states with advanced military forces, the most effective way to deter them is to be ready. Peter Dean: Particularly in response not only to the war in Ukraine and the threat from Russia, but of course, most recently from the changing posture of the United States under President Donald Trump. And what we can see there is Keir Starmer, along with Emmanuel Macron from France and other key leaders in Europe, are working assiduously hard to provide for greater defence of Europe based on European needs. Sam Hawley: Well, the British leader Keir Starmer says the UK must be ready to fight a war. Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister: A battle-ready, armour-clad nation with the strongest alliances and the most advanced capabilities equipped for the decades to come. Sam Hawley: What weaponry does he want? Peter Dean: Well, what Keir Starmer has announced is that he wishes the UK military to field a force of at least 7,000 long-range missiles. Now, if you look at what's happening in the war in Ukraine in particular, but also the war in Gaza and the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, what you've seen is the explosion of the use of long-range precision fires in each of those conflicts. Sam Hawley: Well, the UK plans to pay for all of this by, in part, cutting international aid, just to note that. What's it really worried about then? Is it just Russia or does China come into this as well for the UK? Peter Dean: Look, I think it's both. I mean, what we're seeing is a fundamental changing of the strategic order of the world that we live in. The world is becoming much more dangerous. As our own government has said, we live in the most perilous times. We're seeing the rise of revisionist powers, in particular China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. And of course, the Russian illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine has been really at the centre of this. This is the first time since the end of the Second World War that Europe has seen a large major power conduct a full-on invasion of another state in Europe. That is an ongoing war, as we see today. And it looks like President Trump's efforts at brokering a peace deal are faltering at the moment. So that war is going to continue on. Sam Hawley: And the concern is, of course, that if Putin succeeds in Ukraine, he has other plans after that, right? Peter Dean: Well, exactly. And Putin, again, I think we need to actually believe what the rhetoric is coming out of some of these leaders from some of these states. I mean, Putin made it very clear in the lead up to the war in Ukraine that he believes that Ukraine shouldn't exist as a sovereign state, that it belongs as a part of a revitalised Russian empire that he sees. And he committed similar acts in states such as Georgia and other parts. And of course, in Ukraine itself, where he conducted limited incursions. And of course, what we see in the South China Sea and the East China Sea is ambient claims from China that are not recognised by international courts or international law. 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