🪧 A new name on the Darling Downs, a ninth office, two new owners in SA

In this week’s edition of Movers +Shakers…

Five Queensland offices unite as Ray White Rural Condamine Group

Pittsworth, Warwick, Dalby, Chinchilla and Stanthorpe are now one business. Directors James Croft, James Arthur, Alison Jones, Lizzy Arthur and Sally Croft have brought their 35-strong team together as Ray White Rural Condamine Group, naming the new identity after the river that connects all five towns they serve. More here

Georgie Haug takes reins at Belle Property Samford

Belle Property Samford has a new leader and a new office. Georgie Haug, named Belle Property's number one agent nationally for GCI three years running according to the network, has taken over as the business moves around the corner from its old site, bringing more than 20 years of local market knowledge with her. More here

Rochelle Adgo named Ray White's number one salesperson

Three awards from one presentation: Rochelle Adgo topped Ray White's salesperson rankings across Australia and New Zealand for 2026. The Ray White Mitchelton agent also placed fourth for number of sales and took out the group's top Loan Market agent-to-broker referral award, capping a record year for the network. More here

Gary Gaurav launches C21 Aspire Group in Brisbane's north

Gary Gaurav has launched C21 Aspire Group, joining the Century 21 network across Brisbane's north. The group has offices in Albany Creek, North Lakes and Narangba, with a Fitzgibbon office opening, and pairs younger local agents with colleagues who have 25 to 35-plus years in the industry. Gary, nine years in real estate, says the move was about more than "changing a sign above the door". More here

Courtney Berry named Harcourts Victoria operations manager

Sales, property management, training, head office support – Courtney Berry has touched most corners of the business over the past decade, working across South East Victoria, inner Melbourne, the CBD and the Mornington Peninsula. She now steps into the Business Operations Manager role at Harcourts Victoria, covering for Bella Costikidis while she's on maternity leave.

Courtney will support the state's offices and teams, drawing on her operations and training background to help smooth out processes and day-to-day work. Harcourts Victoria CEO Adam Fiteni says her breadth of experience across the industry made her a strong fit for the head office team. More here

Peter Diamantidis opens ninth Ray White office in Quakers Hill

Quakers Hill now has a Ray White presence of its own, after Peter Diamantidis spent a year building a team there before formally launching under the brand. It's the ninth office for Ray White United Group, where Peter – 24 years in the industry, starting in property management at 15 – now oversees around 139 people, more than 4,500 managed properties and roughly 1,300 sales a year. A tenth office is already locked in for later this year. More here

Josh Wilson and Tara Apps launch Belle Property Echuca Moama

The Murray River town now has a dual-licensed team covering both sides of the border. Josh Wilson, born and raised in Echuca with 12.5 years in real estate and an average of around 85 sales a year, leads sales, while Tara Apps brings 12 years across sales, business development, property management and leasing to head up property management. Together they'll service residential, rural, lifestyle, small farm, commercial and industrial property across Echuca Moama for Belle Property's newest office. More here

Misal Patel and Khushi Shah to open Harcourts Para Hills

Two years ago, Misal Patel and Khushi Shah set out to build a business covering both sales and property management – since then, they've tripled their rent roll and built a solid local sales book. Misal brings more than 23 years in sales across India, New Zealand and Australia, while Khushi's background spans property development, investment and digital marketing. Now the South Australian pair are opening Harcourts Para Hills, bringing that full-service model into the network. More here

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New owners for Ray White Whyalla and Port Augusta

Darren Sherriff and Prue Duka are handing over the two offices they ran in tandem. Leah Kirk, Whyalla born and bred, started as a receptionist 13 years ago and takes over Ray White Whyalla next month, with her husband Jamie joining as auctioneer. Charmaine Budd, nine years with Ray White in Port Augusta, is now principal there as the office becomes a standalone business. More here

Cara Schwartz returns to Harcourts, joins Pinnacle team

A Queensland Rising Star of the Year title doesn't happen by accident – Cara Schwartz earned hers from the REIQ in 2023 after cutting her teeth at Harcourts, then striking out to build her own independent client base and team. Now she's back in the fold, joining Harcourts Pinnacle under managing director Johnny Linn, a relationship years in the making. More here

Bronte through and through – David Tyrrell of Ray White Phillips & Co

Nineteen years after starting in real estate on the eve of the Global Financial Crisis, David Tyrrell is still working the beachside suburb he grew up in. The Ray White Phillips & Co agent takes 160D Macpherson Street, Bronte, to auction on Saturday 17 October with a $10 million price guide, in a market where buyer's agents now sit in around half of his sales. More here

Dylan Choe joins newly launched Belle Property Epping

Sydney's north-west has a new local face at Belle Property – Dylan Choe joins the freshly launched Belle Property Epping, bringing more than 13 years across sales and off-the-plan projects, along with a client base and community ties built through years living locally in Ermington. Fluent in Korean and English, he'll work alongside the Belle Property Parramatta, Carlingford and Beecroft group as it extends its footprint into Epping, Eastwood and Ermington. More here

Harcourts Ulverstone and Penguin rebrands as Coastline

More than 15 years after opening their doors, Brad Reeves and Wendy Squibb have taken their Ulverstone and Penguin business into a new name and a bigger patch. Harcourts Coastline now covers a new Ulverstone office and a freshly opened Devonport branch, stretching the team's reach from Heybridge through to Hawley Beach. More here

Ray White team passes $265,000 raised for Giant Steps

Four years, 89,112,998 steps and still counting – Ray White Lower North Shore Group has passed $265,000 raised for autism support service Giant Steps through its annual 10KADAY campaign. Director Richard Harding credited the community behind the result, while client services manager Irena Allen led this year's leaderboard with 456,372 steps, averaging more than 15,000 a day. More here

Harcourts Local golf day raises $20,000 for Queensland charities

Mental health and youth housing just picked up a $20,000 boost, thanks to Harcourts Local's golf day. Business owner Jacqui Bartholomeusz saw 132 players and 148 attendees turn out for the Harcourts Local Cup, with proceeds split evenly between the Mental Awareness Foundation and The Lady Musgrave Trust – and one golfer from last year's event so moved by the cause they've since pledged a further $100,000 over two years. More here

Donations to double for one day in A Night Without Home

World Homelessness Day is next Saturday, 10 October, and the property industry's fundraiser for it, A Night Without Home, is open for sign-ups. You can donate, fundraise, sleep in the office or the car, or go without the comforts of home for a night. First AML, REI Astra and Bunnings pledged to match the first $75,000 raised on Double Donation Day. The campaign is run by A Home for All Foundation and backed by REA Group. More here

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