Regional and rural real estate group, Landmark Harcourts welcomed its newest franchise in Queensland with the opening of Landmark Harcourts Gympie this month. The office, previously known as Harcourts Gympie, officially re-branded under the Landmark Harcourts banner on the 11th of April and will bring the office in line with the group’s more than 150 locations across Australia. Gympie local, Nathan O’Neill will continue in his role of business owner and is proud to join the Landmark Harcourts team. “Operating under the Landmark Harcourts banner will give our office more exposure and support in the regional and rural real estate sector in Queensland and will allow us to provide more comprehensive service to our clients,” Mr O’Neill said. “We are truly excited that Nathan and his team have made the move to Landmark Harcourts. They are a professional and committed team looking for an edge to grow their business and [...]

Celebrating Local Produce. This year marks the 22nd year of the Orange F.O.O.D Week, celebrating of the local produce of the shires of Orange, Cabonne and Blayney. The annual event brings together the farmer, the chef and the foodie alike, in sharing the food experience. The 10-day spectacular comes together again from 12 – 21 April2013, making it one of Australia’s longest running food events. The city of Orange, located 3.5 – 4 hours drive west from Sydney in Central West NSW, provides the perfect picturesque landscape and quality local produce to support and lend its name to this fantastic event. The FOOD in F.O.O.D week stands for Food of Orange District. Ironically, Orange is too cold to grow oranges, but other produce are local favourites including apples to stone fruit and berries, and of course grapes that are producing some very high quality wines. The ever-growing reputation of fine [...]

Two cities, three locations – “One Team” Landmark Harcourts is building an extensive network of Real Estate Agencies across North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales, with the launch of its latest franchise at Wodonga complimenting its existing nearby offices at Lavington and Baranduda. “We’re extremely excited with the opening of our new office at High Street, Wodonga.  Our new franchisee, Sue Edmunds and her team, will service the Wodonga, Albury and surrounding districts residential, lifestyle and rental property markets whilst our existing Lavington and Barunduda offices operated by Brian Liston and Roger Bramley will continue to serve the rural sector” said Jason Hellyer, Franchise Manager for Landmark Harcourts Victoria and Southern New South Wales. “We feel the combination of these locations staffed by specialist Real Estate Agents with skills and knowledge in either residential, lifestyle or rural markets will provide local residents in Wodonga and Albury, and the [...]

The South Australian Landmark Harcourts team accomplished an outstanding result for their vendor with a recent triple-property sale achieving more than $50 million. With the principal vendor being the University of Adelaide, the offering represented the university’s divestment of its rural holdings. The three properties: Moralana – 61,900Ha prime cattle station near Hawker, SA; prized location, ample water, significant improvements. Munduney – 7,510Ha sheep property near Spalding, SA; magnificent and historic property with outstanding improvements. Martindale – 2,571Ha sheep property near Mintaro, SA, well-located in the dress circle of SA’s mid north region. Simon McIntyre, Landmark Harcourt’s Regional Manager, Real Estate South East Region, explained that Munduney was of particular note. “Munduney was on the market for the first time since the first portion of it was purchased in 1869. This was a unique opportunity for a purchaser to secure a well-located, productive and diversified rural property which included a [...]

The NSW Landmark Harcourts team is pleased to be offering Mirage Plains, a significant rural property aggregation with links to R.M. Williams, the iconic brand with household name status in rural Australia. Mirage Plains – totaling 43,000ha of prime organic farming and livestock land near Cunnumulla in South Western Queensland – is listed on behalf of R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings, an innovative company focused on food production, alternative energy solutions, organic land management, and land restoration programs. R.M. Williams was established in 1932 and has developed a loyal following both here and internationally as a bush outfitter with a strong association to Australia’s national identity and outback heritage. It’s a natural progression for the brand to diversify into publishing and agricultural production with a focus on sustainability. According to Phil Rourke, Landmark Harcourts NSW Real Estate Manager, this property has all the hallmarks of having been operated with strong commercial [...]

One of the Tamar Valley’s showpiece properties, Redwood at Batman Bridge, has been put on the market. Redwood, a 90ha property bounded on the northern side by Whirlpool Reach and Redwood Bay in the Tamar River and on the southern side by the Batman Highway adjoining the Batman Bridge reserve, was originally part of the historic Spring Bay estate which exported Tasmania’s first apples to the UK. The land was bought at auction in 1993 and developed by its current owners, recently retired Fairfax newspapers senior executive Lloyd Whish-Wilson and his wife Judy. It is currently used as an Angus cattle stud and for horse breeding and agistment. The owners say they wish to pursue new interests, and believe the property is ready for further development. Redwood has title to high-tide mark along more than a kilometre of Tamar foreshore. Much of this has been fenced by the current owners. [...]