Congratulations to Our 2025 REISA Awards for Excellence Winners!

The 2025 REISA Awards for Excellence celebrated the very best in South Australian real estate –  recognising outstanding achievements, innovation, and professionalism across our industry.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists who continue to raise the standard of excellence in real estate.

Congratulations to Our 2025 REISA Awards For Excellence Winners!

What a night! The 2025 REISA Awards for Excellence lit up the Adelaide Oval as we celebrated the incredible talent, dedication, and innovation that define South Australia’s real estate industry.

A huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists – your achievements continue to inspire and elevate our profession.

 South Australian Salesperson – Residential
Yianni Garbas – Harris Real Estate
Mark Lands – Lands Real Estate
Matthew Lipari – Lands Real Estate
Jake Pope –  Elders Real Estate Whyalla
Jorden Tresidder – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
Michael Angelo Balawejder – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
Scott Moon – Harris Real Estate
Matthew Anand – Noakes Nickolas Real Esatate
Thanasi Mantopoulos – LJ Hooker Mile End/ Woodville
Simon Noakes – Noakes Nickolas
Matt Smith – Klemich Real Estate
Grant Wills – TOOP+TOOP
Mannas Chan – Noakes Nickolas
Zac Watts – Noakes Nickolas
Thomas Crawford – Crawford Doran Pty Ltd
Tayla Taarnby – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Callan Eames – Noakes Nickolas
Anton Vizzari – Harris Real Estate
Daniel Oliver – Harris Real Estate
Brad Allan – Allan Real Estate
Kate Smith – Kate Smith Property
 
 South Australian Salesperson – Rural/Regional
Grant Schubert – Elders Real Estate Robe
 
South Australian Salesperson – Commercial and Industrial
Andrew Wilson – McGees
Mark Tettis – LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide
 
Future Leader Sales
Mason John Fenton Lucks – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
Alicia Nickolas – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
Jarrad Watkins – Lands Real Estate
Courtney Natasha Green – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
Jake Wilson Billich  – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
Sophie Fry  – Noakes Nickolas Real Estate
 
Future Leader Property Manager
Anton Faranda – LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide
Chelsea Baerwald –  Fox Real Estate
Tae Viri-Brown – Harris Real Estate Glenelg
Freshta Hosseini – Teague Real Estate
Jazmin Collier – Stadium Real Estate
 
Property Manager – Metro
Tri Nguyen – LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro
Sukhpreet Bala – Wemark Real Estate
Deana Sgoutas – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Ian Nangca – Teague Real Estate
Nadeesha Chathurangi Thuduwage Don – Bachelor Real Estate Pty Ltd
Jennifer Stanley – Ouwens Casserly Real Estate
Jolyon Edward Lancaster Oakey – Genny & Co Real Estate
Samara Douglas – Fox Real Estate
Alannah Ann Williams – Harris Real Estate
James Hawke – Smith Partners Real Estate
Laura Walker – Gary J Smith Real Estate
 
Property Manager – Regional
Mellissa Helbig – Elders Real Estate Clare
Steph Taylor –  Kemp Real Estate
 
Operational Support
Annabelle Bruce – Lands Real Estate
Grace Kennedy – Teague Real Estate
Caitlin Anesbury – Kemp Real Estate
Janice Mayes – Rental Property Network
Teall Palmer – Klemic Real Estate
Kashalia Power – Stadium Real Estate
Sarah Noonan – Wardle Co Real Estate
Sophie Bruhn – Harris Real Estate
 
Operational Leadership
Michael Craig –  Nitschke Real Estate
Sam Dunn – Teague Real Estate
Laitiah Huynh – Lands Real Estate
Katina Rennie – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Hannah Jane Catlin – Noakes Nickolas
Cheryl Misso – Refined Real Estate
Melanie Williams – Harris Real Estate
Local Residential Salesperson – Metro
Amity Dry – Ouwens Casserly
Darcy Harcourt – Noakes Nickolas
Stephen Ong – Sinova Property
Brenton Colin Milewski – Klemich Real Estate
Greg Nicholls – LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro
Baldeep Dang – Ray White Hillcrest
Linda Zhang – Auta Real Estate
Sam Shoaeeyan – Refind Real Estate 
Sandy Kristy Robinson – Magain Real Estate Brighton
 
Local Residential Salesperson – Regional
Sylvia Katia Presepio – First National Real Estate Murray Bridge
Jade Fraser – Kemp Real Estate
Carl Raymond Semmler  – Kemp Real Estate
Georgie Kemp  – Kemp Real Estate
 
Business Development Manager
Jack Bressington – Harris Real Estate
Donna Hughes – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Kirsty Clark – LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro
Jayde Grindlay – Eclipse Real Estate
Alyce Caston  – Kemp Real Estate
Michael Nikou – Turner Real Estate
 
Buyers’ Agent
Tiffany Christina Browne – Buyers Agents Adelaide
Jarrad Sapsford – Peach Property
Robbie Fiacchi – Fiacchi Property
Katherine Skinner – National Property Buyers
Vish Modi – Ray While Hillcrest
Jess Ellam – Ellam Property
Michelle Lewis – Michelle Lewis Property
 
Sustainability Leadership – Individual
John Taarnby – TAARNBY EEAL ESTATE
 
Residential Agency – Small Office
Naomi Will Real Estate Pty Ltd
Karina Highman Real Simple Real Estate
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Sinova Property
SY Luxury Real Estate
Auta Real Estate
Crawford Doran
 
Residential Agency – Medium Office
Nitschke Real Estate
Lands Real Estate
Smith Partners Real Estate
Kemp Real Estate
Michael Viscariello
Turner Real Estate
 
Residential Agency – Large Office
LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro
Noakes Nickolas
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate
Harris Real Estate
Wardle Co Real Estate
TOOP+TOOP
 
Commercial & Industrial Agency
LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide
 
Property Management Agency – Commercial & Industrial Office
LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide
Property Management Agency – Small Office
Real Simple Real Estate
Lands Real Estate
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Bachelor Real Estate Pty Ltd
 
 
Property Management Agency – Medium Office
Nitschke Real Estate
Teague Real Estate
Allan Real Estate
Gary J Smith Real Estate
 
 
Property Management Agency – Large Office
Noakes Nickolas
Kemp Real Estate
Harris Property Management
LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate
 
 
Marketing and Communications
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
LJ Hooker Metro
TOOP+TOOP
Noakes Nickolas
Eclipse Real Estate
Smith Partners Real Estate
Harris Real Estate
 
 
Community Service
Naomi Will – Naomi Will Real Estate Pty Ltd
Troy Tyndall – LJ Hooker Metro
Bachelor Real Estate Pty Ltd
Oren Klemich – Klemich Real Estate
 
 
Project Marketing Developments
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Ouwens Casserly Projects
 
 
Residential Property Management Team
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Rental Property Network
Turner Real Estate
Harris Property Management Glenelg
 
 
Residential Sales Team
Michael Angelo Balawejder
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
Smith Team
Simon Noakes (Noakes Team)
Callan Eames
TOOP+TOOP
 
 
Sustainability Leadership – Agency
TAARNBY REAL ESTATE
 
 
Innovation Award
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate
Harris Real Estate
Bachelor Real Estate Pty Ltd
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2025 REISA Awards for Excellence Winners

CategoryWinnerSilverBronze
    
The Torrens Award Emma Slape  
    
SA Salesperson ResidentialBrad AllanMatt SmithSimon Noakes
 Allan Real EstateKlemichNoakes Nickolas
    
  Tayla TaarnbyThanasi Mantopolous
  TAARNBY Real EstateLJ Hooker Mile End/
   Woodville 
    
 SA Salesperson – Regional/Rural Grant Schubert  
 Elders Real Estate Robe  
    
SA Salesperson –  Commercial & IndustrialAndrew  Wilson  
 McGees   
    
Business Broker   
    
Future Leader SalesAlicia NickolasJake BillichJarrad Watkins
 Noakes NickolasNoakes NickolasLands Real Estate
    
Future Leader – Property Manager Anton FarandaFreshta Hosseini 
 LJ Hooker Commercial AdelaideTeague Real Estate 
    
Property Manager – Residential-MetroLaura WalkerNadee ThuduwageSamara Douglas
 Gary J Smith Real EstateBachelor Real Estate Pty LtdFox Real Estate
    
   Ian Nangca
   Teague Real Estate
Property Manager – Regional Steph Taylor  
 Kemp Real Estate  
    
Property Manager – Commercial & IndustrialRav Prakash  
 Kemp Real Estate  
    
Operational SupportTeall PalmerSophie BruhnKashalia Power
 Klemich Real EstateHarris Real EstateStadium  Real Estate
    
 Operational LeadershipCheryl MissoMelanie WilliamsHannah Catlin
 Refined Real Estate Pty LtdHarris Real Estate Noakes Nickolas
    
Local Residential Salesperson – MetroAmity DryBrenton MilewskiSam Shoaeeyan
 Ouwens Casserly Real EstateKlemich Real EstateRefined Real Estate Pty Ltd
    
Local Residential Salesperson – RegionalGeorgie KempCarl Semmler 
 Kemp Real EstateKemp Real Estate 
    
Business Development ManagerDonna Hughes  
 TAARNBY Real Estate  
    
Buyers’ AgentTiffany BrowneRobbie FiacchiJess Ellam
 Buyers Agents Adelaide Pty LtdFiacchi Property Ellam Property 
    
Sustainability Leadership – IndividualJohn Taarnby   
 TAARNBY Real Estate  
    
 Residential Agency – Small OfficeTAARNBY Real EstateReal Simple Real EstateAuta Real Estate
    
Residential Agency – Medium OfficeTurner Real EstateEclipse Real EstateLands Real Estate
    
    
Residential Agency – Large OfficeTOOP+TOOPHarris Real Estate 
    
Commercial & Industrial Agency LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide  
    
 Property Management Agency – Commercial & IndustrialLJ Hooker Commercial  
 Adelaide   
    
Property Management Agency – Small OfficeTAARNBY Real EstateBachelor Real Estate Pty Ltd 
    
 Property Management Agency – Medium OfficeGary J Smith Real EstateAllan Real Estate 
    
Property Management Agency – Large OfficeHarris Property ManagementOuwens Casserly  
    
Marketing & CommunicationsHarris Real EstateTOOP+TOOPNoakes Nickloas
    
Community ServiceNaomi Will Real Estate Pty Ltd  
    
Project Marketing Developments Ouwens Casserly Projects  
    
Residential Property Management TeamHarris Property Management Glenelg  
    
Residential Sales TeamTOOP+TOOPSmith Team – Harris Real Estate 
    
Sustainability Leadership – AgencyTAARNBY Real Estate  
    
Innovation LULULiv