350 of First National Real Estate’s Victoria and Tasmania agents were presented with their 2020 General Excellence and Marketing Awards at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt on Saturday night.

First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura) was elated to be announced Magnificent 7 – Number One Sales Office of the Year, and First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong) was declared Magnificent 7 – No.1 Investor Relations Management Office of the Year.

Topping the individual awards was Tracy Hynd, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong), who took home Magnificent 7 – No.1 Investor Relations Manager of the Year; Terry Flannery, First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale), who won Magnificent 7 – No.1 Business Development Manager of the Year, and Jessica Chea, First National Waverley City (Glen Waverley), who achieved Magnificent 7 – No.1 Salesperson of the Year.

Victoria and Tasmania State Chairman, Craig Tweed, says Tasmania and Victoria faced some of the most difficult challenges in the country last year, but that he was proud of the way First National’s membership had pulled together in support of one another.

‘There’s no doubt there were some very dark hours for Victorian and Tasmanian members in 2020, and the complexities of compliance with the government’s changing COVID policies – especially when metropolitan and regional Victoria were split – tested everybody’s resilience and tenacity.

‘However, this is when our network’s fabric really shone through. Members from all over the country were calling us with messages of support, and our head office led the industry with rapid responses to policy changes that made it easy for us to understand what we could and couldn’t do, and how best to support the needs of customers.’

On the night, First National offices attaining the Magnificent 7 standard were announced, with winners of The Elite sales office awards being:

  • First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura) – Magnificent 7, No.1 Sales Office of the Year
  • First National Tweed Sutherland (Bendigo)
  • First National Charles L. King & Co (Echuca)
  • First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale)
  • First National Waverley City (Glen Waverley)
  • First National Rayner (Bacchus Marsh)
  • First National King & Heath (Paynesville)
  • First National Bonnici & Associates (Wodonga)
  • First National Finning (Cranbourne)
  • First National Golden Plains (Bannockburn)
  • First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong)
  • First National JXRE (Clayton)
  • First National Latrobe (Traralgon)
  • First National Neilson Partners (Berwick)
  • First National Ranges (Belgrave)

Winners of The Elite Investor Relations Management Office awards are:

  • First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong) Magnificent 7, No.1 Investor Relations Management Office of the Year
  • First National Tweed Sutherland (Bendigo)
  • First National Clayton
  • First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura)
  • First National Charles L. King & Co (Echuca)
  • First National Westwood (Werribee)
  • First National Neilson Partners (Narre Warren)
  • First National A&C (Mulgrave)
  • First National Bonnici & Associates (Wodonga)
  • First National Finning (Cranbourne)
  • First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale)
  • First National Latrobe (Traralgon)
  • First National Neilson Partners (Berwick)
  • First National Neilson Partners (Pakenham)
  • First National Rayner (Bacchus Marsh)

Winners of The Elite Investor Relations Manager awards are:

  • Tracy Hynd, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong) Magnificent 7, No.1 Investor Relations Manager of the Year
  • Jessica Conway, First National Latrobe (Traralgon)
  • Serina Jaghuri, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong)
  • Jason Handreck, First National Rayner (Bacchus Marsh)
  • Sue Connelly, First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura)
  • Ebony Hanson, First National Rayner (Bacchus Marsh)
  • Brooke Ward, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong)
  • Love Agravante, First National A&C (Mulgrave)
  • Jodi Carlyon, First National Tweed Sutherland (Bendigo)
  • Shelley Euvrard, First National Tweed Sutherland (Bendigo)
  • Lisa Greene, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong)
  • Sally Hardy, First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura)
  • Gina Milisavljevic, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong)
  • Catherine Mitten, First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura)
  • Christine Steere, First National Warrnambool
  • Brittany Sparks, First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale)

Winners of The Elite Business Development Manager awards are:

  • Terry Flannery, First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale) – Magnificent 7, No.1 Business Development Manager of the Year
  • Sheena Pascarl, First National Latrobe (Traralgon)
  • Jai Grant, First National Westwood (Werribee)
  • Suzy Candappa, First National Candappa
  • Tania Souki, First National Clayton
  • Rachel Martin, First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale)
  • Nikita Phillips, First National Kingston
  • Samantha Lee, First National Clayton
  • Dorean Wang, First National Clayton

The winners of The Elite Salesperson awards are:

  • Jessica Chea, First National Waverley City (Glen Waverley) – Magnificent 7, No.1 Salesperson of the Year
  • Mick Dolphin, First National Ranges (Belgrave)
  • Leigh Hall, First National Hall & Partners (Dandenong)
  • Ethan He, First National JXRE (Clayton)
  • Brian Claridge, First National Claridge (Deloraine, Tasmania)
  • Kirsten Benton, First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale)
  • Troy O’Brien, First National Charles L. King & Co (Echuca)
  • Simon Burns, First National Latrobe (Traralgon)
  • Scott Holland, First National King & Heath (Paynesville)
  • Danielle Kennedy, First National O’Meara Kennedy (Yarrawonga)
  • Richard O’Byrne, First National King & Heath (Metung)
  • Deb Pearson, First National King & Heath (Paynesville)
  • Marcus Rayner, First National Rayner (Bacchus Marsh)
  • Ben Ridley, First National Collie & Tierney (Mildura)
  • Adam Tucci, First National Rayner (Bacchus Marsh)

A range of specialist awards were also announced, with:

  • Administrator of the Year – Debbie Dykes, First National King & Heath (Bairnsdale)
  • Receptionist of the Year – Rebecca Squires, First National McConnell (Kyabram)
  • Property Manager Rookie of the Year – Chelsea Hose, First National A&C (Mulgrave)
  • Sales Rookie of the Year – Tom Curnow, First National McConnell (Kyabram)

Issued by: First National Real Estate

For more information, contact:

Stewart Bunn, Chief Communications Officer on 0413 624 317