First National Real Estate’s New South Wales agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding its 2020 General Excellence and Marketing (GEM) Awards at Hyatt Regency Sydney on Saturday night.
First National Byron Bay won one of the night’s major awards after being announced as the Magnificent 7 – No 1 Sales Office of the Year, with Mudgee named the Magnificent 7 – No 1 Investor Relations Management Office of the Year.
Clare Briscoe of FN David Haggarty (Maitland) took home one of the night’s top awards, winning the Magnificent 7 – No 1 Investor Relations Manager of the Year gong.
Erin Kanisek of FN Mudgee won Magnificent 7 – No 1 Business Development Manager of the Year, and George Rafty of FN Newcastle City was recognised as Magnificent 7 – No 1 Salesperson of the Year.
NSW State Chairman, David Lovell, said he was thrilled to welcome more than 250 members and their staff from across the state to Sydney to celebrate the successes of 2020.
“First National’s property managers experienced the most extraordinary demands throughout 2020 and I am exceptionally proud of the resilience and compassion they exhibited when dealing with commercial and residential tenants in financial distress,” Mr Lovell said.
“All too often, the expertise and achievements of property managers are overshadowed by those of our sales teams, but after 2020, that will never happen again at First National Real Estate.
“We acknowledge and honour the tenacity they displayed last year, as well as that which they have always displayed, and thank them for doing both their network and country such an exceptional service in such tough times.”
On the night, First National offices attaining the Magnificent 7 standard were announced.
Winners of The Elite sales office awards for NSW in 2020 are:
- FN Byron Bay – Magnificent 7 No 1 Sales Office of the Year
- First National Newcastle City (The Junction)
- First National Daystar (Revesby)
- First National Gladesville
- First National Forster-Tuncurry
- First National North Western (Stanhope Gardens)
- First National Gerard Smith (Picton)
- First National Batemans Bay
- First National Coast & Country (Gerringong)
- First National Goulburn
- First National Hills Direct (The Ponds)
- First National Mudgee
- First National Port Macquarie
- First National Wal Murray & Co (Lismore)
- First National Yamba
Winners of The Elite Investor Relations Management Office awards are:
- FN Mudgee – Magnificent 7 No 1 Investor Relations Management Office of the Year
- First National Daystar (Revesby)
- First National Gladesville
- First National Waters & Carpenter (Auburn)
- First National Westpoint (Horsley Park)
- First National Coastwide (Wyong)
- First National Goulburn
- First National Armidale
- First National David Haggarty (Maitland)
- First National North Western (Stanhope Gardens)
- First National Pinnacle (Campbelltown)
- First National Port Macquarie
- First National Shultz\Taree
- First National Tamworth
- First National Yamba
Winners of The Elite Investor Relations Manager awards are:
- Clare Briscoe, FN David Haggarty (Maitland) – Magnificent 7 No 1 Investor Relations Manager of the Year
- Mick Daniele, First National Westpoint (Horsley Park)
- Kiralee Orphin, First National Lake Macquarie
- Breeanna Stuart, First National Inverell
- Domenic Rositano, First National Westpoint (Horsley Park)
- Melanie Poole, First National Daystar (Revesby)
- Shayne Richards, First National Yamba
- Robyn Bailey, First National Tamworth
- Mirna Ghalayini, First National Daystar (Revesby)
- Nada Hallani, First National Daystar (Revesby)
- Paige Higgins, First National Yamba
- Avanika Patel, First National Westsyde (Pendle Hill)
- Cheryl Scott, First National Tamworth
- Tania Thompson, First National Tamworth
- Sharon Zhou, First National Daystar (Revesby)
Winners of The Elite Business Development Manager awards are:
- Erin Kanisek, FN Mudgee – Magnificent 7 – No 1 Business Development Manager of the Year
- Rachel Hutchinson, First National Coastside Shellharbour
- Anthony Cachia, First National North Western (Stanhope Gardens)
- Jade Tweedie, First National David Haggarty (Maitland)
- Tara White, First National Collective (Narellan)
- Bill Balfas, First National Anthony Trees (Eastwood)
- Tanmay Goswami, First National Westsyde (Pendle Hill)
- Brittney Bushnell, First National Coastwide (Wyong)
- Nicole Davis, First National Coastwide (Wyong)
- Sarah Davis, First National Coastwide (Wyong)
- Margo Taggart, First National Tamworth
The winners of The Elite Salesperson awards are:
- George Rafty, FN Newcastle City (The Junction) – Magnificent 7 No 1 Salesperson of the Year
- Su Reynolds, First National Byron Bay
- Michael Sleiman, First National Daystar (Revesby)
- Ruma Mundi, First National North Western (Stanhope Gardens)
- Tara Torkkola, First National Byron Bay
- Robert Bagala, First National Gladesville
- Allison Mifsud, First National Epping Central (Epping)
- George Agostino, First National Gladesville
- Troy Duncan, First National Lake Macquarie
- Helen Huntly-Barratt, First National Byron Bay
- Mathew Iuliano, First National Newcastle City (The Junction)
- Darren Peeters, First National Forster-Tuncurry
- Jacinta Purvis, First National Bathurst
- Gerard Smith, First National Gerard Smith (Picton)
- Robert Younis, First National West Ryde
A range of specialist awards were also announced, with:
- Auctioneer of the Year – Michael Sleiman, FN Daystar (Revesby)
- Administrator of the Year – Amanda Blackman, FN Mudgee
- Receptionist of the Year – Alison Mansell, FN Albion Park
- Property Manager Rookie of the Year – Stephanie Carpenter, FN Coastside Shellharbour
- Sales Rookie of the Year – Jarrod Falconer, FN Goulburn
