Local agents shine at state awards

First National Real Estate – Bonnici & Associates, was recognised for outstanding achievement at the General Excellence and Marketing Awards, in a ground-breaking Instagram Live event, bringing together award recipients from each office around the state to celebrate.

The awards, which were to have been hosted at a gala event at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne in March, were deferred due to COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings.

Instead, award trophies and certificates were delivered to each office last week, then the network’s awards MCs announced the winners, who opened their awards on schedule and participated in the social media hook-up.

The awards celebrated the achievements of the state’s agents throughout 2019, with top 10 individuals and offices now vying for National GEM Awards, which will be announced later in the year.

First National – Bonnici & Associates Principal, William Bonnici, says the results show how committed his staff were to compete for business based on Service, Communication and Experience in an environment with fewer property listings.

"Nothing beats hard work and a solid commitment to delivering for customers. That is exactly what our staff did in 2019," William Bonnici said.

At the presentation, First National – Bonnici & Associates received the following awards:

• Highest number of Exclusive Listings for a Small Office (Residential) • Highest Number of Settled Sales for a Small Office (Residential) • Highest number of Exclusive Listings for a Small Office (Combined) • Highest Number of Settled Sales for a Small Office (Combined)

Key staff members were also recognised for their individual performances: • Melissa Motton - Silver Award SALES • Janet Friend - Silver Award SALES • Lexley Sewell - Gold Award SALES • Tony Stockdale - Gold Award SALES • Jake Spargo - Gold Award SALES • William Bonnici - Gold Award SALES • Sandra Maher & Maree Watson - Gold Award PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • Natasha Goodluck & Aki Stefanidakis - Gold Award PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

William Bonnici said the First National GEM Awards are an important event as they as they encourage First National’s agents to aspire to an ongoing process of performance improvement that benefits customers.