Ray White Rural and Livestock CEO Matt White said the awards also celebrated “a small but intrinsic part of the group”, who continually bat above their weight.
“In terms of property promotion, we lead the way,” Mr White said.
“We were the first to do property videos which were largely adopted by our rural competitors and the broader real estate industry.
“We bat well above our weight in terms of promoting our vendors’ properties through print media.”
Mr White congratulated everyone in the room for another stellar year and provided some words of wisdom for the year ahead.
“It is a Connect year, and for that reason we are reminded that we are part of a larger group,” Mr White said.
“Our scale is our point of difference and this is no better highlighted by the success of this year’s Connect Conference.
“We have over 3,000 people attending. Ray White Rural is a significant part of the group at large which is made up of many different sectors, Residential, Commercial, Marine, Valuations, Auctions and Financial Services.”
What is quickly becoming the most popular part of a Connect Conference is the pilgrimage out to the shed, Mr White said.
“We had over 200 people make the journey to Crows Nest,” he said.
“The shed is often spoken about as being the most valuable asset that Ray White company owns.
“Whenever we visit we are reminded of our core values that make us the company that was built upon, and the company that we are today.”
Mr White expressed his appreciation to Stephen Nell who has been CEO for the past eight years.
“He has led the growth of Ray White Rural to what it is today,” Mr White said.
“He has established a first rate corporate team who are passionate about delivering value to the network and this is his greatest legacy.
“Our corporate team is passionate about supporting you in your ambition to build great careers and businesses.
“Our mission is to challenge and inspire you to do so, and to provide you with the tools.
“My aim is to lead our corporate team to continue with this mission.”
The Outstanding Contribution Award went to Bruce Douglas, principal of Ray White Rural Queensland.
The Community Contribution Award went to Ray White Rural Kilcoy.
The Top Business in the Rural network for Settled Commission was Ray White Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong.
The Top Office for Settled Commission was Ray White Emerald.
The prestigious Charlie Maher Award was given to Keegan de Roo of Livestock Dalby.
Matt Cleary of Ray White Rural Toowoomba was named Top Salesperson for the Rural network.
The Ray White Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong team controlled the list of top agents in the 24-25 financial year, with fellow sales agent Brendon Allegri coming in at #2.
In the Top Livestock Office by settled commission, the winner was Ray White Richardson & Sinclair.
Ray White Emerald’s Mark Muldrew took home the award for #1 Principal by settled commission category.
Salespeople and offices that also distinguished themselves in the auction space were awarded with the Competition Creators Award.
Ray White Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong took out the award in the office category while the team’s Jim O’Donoghue added another trophy to his cabinet, being named the Top Competition Creator in the Rural network for an individual.
For the first time ever, two new categories were added to the awards night including the top livestock office for the number of cattle and sheep sold.
The winning office for the top number of cattle sold was Rural Albury, and taking home the top gong for the number of sheep sold was Richardson & Sinclair.
In the Clients’ Choice Office Award category, Ray White Rural Rural Lifestyle Sydney, Ray White Rural Dorrigo | Bellingen and Ray White Bungendore were ranked in the top three.
Netty Wendt, Rural Gracemere, Kaitlyn Smart & Shaun Ryan, Tumut | Gundagai and Kristy Markham, Rural Lifestyle Sydney all came in as the top three for Individuals in the Clients’ Choice awards category.
In the Brand Territory awards category, Livestock Dalby won the Livestock Marketer of the Year.
Bruce Douglas, from Ray White Rural Queensland won the Brand Territory Property Marketer of the Year and Gateway Farms from Rob Chapman & Gabby Wyse, Rural Manning Valley won the Property Campaign of the Year for their Gateway Farms campaign.
Marketing is at the heart of the Ray White Rural Group, and it continues to dominate the media with the greatest share of voice.
Ray White Rural South Australia was the Top Advertiser in the Stock Journal alongside Ray White Rural Toowoomba.
Ray White Geaney | Kirkwood was the Top Advertiser in the North Queensland Register, and
Ray White Rural Queensland was the leading advertiser in Queensland Country Life while Ray White Rural Yass led the way with advertising in The Land.
Claire Vidler, from Ray White Rural Atheron, took home the top gong for Property Manager of the Year. Meanwhile Ashlee Croft, Betty Cox and Susie Campbell, from Ray White Rural Crows Nest were awarded the top Property Management Team of the Year Award.
Ray White Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong received the Top Property Management – Revenue Growth Award and Ray White Rural Oakey won the Top Property Management – Net Growth prize.
Josiah Jensen, from Ray White Rural Esk | Toogoolawah was named Sales Assistant of the Year.
Lucy Hill and Makenzie Schoenberg, of the Ray White Rural South Australia topped the list for Administration Team of the Year, while Administrator of the Year was Clare Southwell, from Ray White Rural Yass.
SEE THE LIST OF WINNERS BELOW
- Outstanding Contribution Award – Bruce Douglas – Rural Queensland
- Charlie Maher Award – Keegan de Roo – Livestock Dalby
- Top Business – Settled Commission – Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong
- Top Office – Settled Commission – Emerald
- Top Livestock Office (number sheep sold) – Richardson & Sinclair
- Top Livestock Office – (number cattle sold) – Rural Albury
- Top Livestock Office – Settled Commission – Richardson & Sinclair
- Top Salesperson – Settled Commission – Matt Cleary, Rural Toowoomba
- Top Principal – Settled Commission – Mark Muldrew – Emerald
- Top Competition Creator (office) – Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong
- Top Competition Creator (Individual) – Jim O’Donoghue – Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong
- Brand Territory Livestock Marketer of the Year – Livestock Daily
- Brand Territory Property Campaign of the Year – Gateway Farms – Rob Chapman & Gabby Wyse, Rural Manning Valley
- Community Contribution – Rural Kilcoy
- Property Management (Revenue) – Rural Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong
- Property Management (Net Growth) – Rural Oakey
- Property Management Team of the Year – Ashlee Croft, Betty Cox & Susie Campbell Rural Crows Nest
- Property Manager of the Year – Claire Vidler – Rural Atherton
- Office/Operations Manager of the Year – Rebecca Poulter – Rural Guyra | Armidale and Kelle Nicholas – Rural Albury | Wodonga
- Sales Assistant of the Year – Josiah Jensen – Rural Esk | Toogoolawah and Wanda Robertson – Biloela
- Administration Team of the Year – Lucy Hill & Makenzie Schoenberg – Rural South Australia
- Administrator of the Year – Clare Southwell – Rural Yass
- Clients’ Choice (office)
- Rural Lifestyle Sydney,
- Rural Dorrigo | Bellingen
- Bungendore
- Clients’ Choice (Individual)
- Netty Wendt – Rural Gracemere
- Kaitlyn Smart & Shaun Ryan – Tumut | Gundagai
- Kristy Markham – Rural Lifestyle Sydney
- Number 1 Advertisers
- Advertiser – Stock Journal – Rural South Australia
- Advertiser – Stock & Land – Rural Toowoomba
- Advertister – North Queensland Register – Geaney | Kirkwood
- Advertiser – Queensland Country Life – Ray White Rural Queensland
- Advertiser – The Land – Rural Yass
