REIWA Council

President

Alan Bourke holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the University of Western Australia and is a licensed real estate agent and auctioneer. He is the principal of Alan Bourke Real Estate.

Alan has been in real estate for 30 years, initially as a member of the First National Group in the mid-eighties, then Chairman of the Professionals Group and now as part of the Ausnet Group.

He has been involved with REIWA through membership of the Finance Committee, Membership Committee and the Premises Committee. Alan has served on REIWA's public enquiries service for the past 25 years.

Deputy President

David has served on REIWA Council since 2003 and has been Deputy President since 2006. He has also served Council as REIWA's director on the board of the Real Estate Institute of Australia and was elected President of REIA in April 2009.

David is an accomplished agent and well known in Perth's western suburbs where he has an office in Claremont. David believes that the opportunity to work in a free market environment is essential and that experience, honesty and high ethical standards are essential for REIWA members.

Chairman Finance Committee

Allan has been a member of REIWA Council since August 2001, after commencing in the industry in 1998 when he joined the partnership of John Matthew & Sons in Kalgoorlie. In 2002 Allan was appointed Chairman of what is today the Finance & Risk Management Committee, a position he still holds. Allan is local Chairman of the Goldfields-Esperance Branch of REIWA.

At John Matthew & Sons Allan is the partner responsible for commercial real estate business and manages the finance and administration functions.

Allan has a finance background with 22 years in banking followed by a financial controller's role with a public mining company for six years prior to entering real estate.

Since returning to Kalgoorlie in 1998 Allan has become actively involved in the community and currently has the following positions within the community:

• Chairman, Goldfields Credit Union
• Councillor, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
• Director, Healthguard Health Benefits Fund (part of the HBF Group)
• Chairman, Goldfields Sporting Hall of Fame and Sports Star of the Year

Councillor

Rob has had a long involvement with REIWA. Since the mid-nineties he has been a member or chair of numerous REIWA committees, taskforces and networks. In 2003 he was elected to REIWA Council and in 2006 to the Presidency from which he retired in September 2009.

He is currently REIWA’s representative on the board of the Real Estate Institute of Australia. He follows in the footsteps of his father, Paul, who served as REIWA’s President from 1992 to 1994.

Rob Druitt operates from Druitt & Shead First National Real Estate in Doubleview. He commenced in real estate in 1989 and since obtaining his real estate license in 1992 has been licensee of the office. He had a former life in taxation consulting.

Rob is actively involved in selling residential real estate, achieving the highest REIWA Award of Grand Master (2006 & 2007) and Master (2008 & 2009).

Rob is an accomplished auctioneer of ten years experience. He won the West Australian Auctioneering Competition back-to-back in the years from 2003-2005 and represented WA in the Australasian Auctioneering Finals on three occasions (2001 Adelaide, 2003 Wellington, NZ and 2005 Gold Coast). He also has four years helping to train new auctioneers at REIWA. Rob does his bit for the community by conducting charity auctions.

Councillor

Ian has over 30 years of hands-on agency practice at Professionals Michael Johnson & Co, Mt Lawley, Duncraig and, more recently, Morley. He is a keen advocate of compulsory professional development for agents.

Ian regards 'affordability' for both for buyers and renters as one of the greatest challenges for agents in the next few years. Ian believes that this issue will have a combined financial and social impact on practitioners and their staff and they will be expected to offer up new skills to address this.

Ian believes that the greatest impediment to achieving the "great Australian dream" sits squarely on the shoulders of state governments, in particular WA's very high rate of stamp duty, unfair land tax and the "insidious penalty on employment - payroll tax".

Property management is an area Ian feels strongly about and he is keen to improve the profile, status and reputation of property mangers both within REIWA and in the wider community

Councillor

Councillor

Jennie began her real estate career in 1972 in the Western Suburbs at a time when the industry was very much a male domain. After gaining her real estate licence and opening her own office in Claremont in 1978, she was able to create opportunities for several women to join the industry and to mentor them to achieve their own success.

In 1985 Jennie sold her first business to embark on a tertiary degree which she subsequently achieved. Jennie then spent several years in the country areas of Bridgetown, Jurien Bay and Toodyay, developing a special interest in rural real estate, and finally coming back to Kalamunda where she re-opened her own office in a semi-rural environment. Jennie is passionate about the issues of affordable housing and the need for further availability of land.

In addition to being a REIWA Councillor, Jennie also serves as REIWA's deputy representative on the Real Estate and Business Agent's Supervisory Board.

Councillor

Nik commenced his real estate career as a sales representative in 1995 before becoming a licensed practitioner and operating his own firm in 2000. He remains actively involved in listing and selling residential real estate in the inner southern suburbs on a day to day basis, whilst also holding the position of principal/licensee and major shareholder of Jones Ballard Property Group, one of the largest privately owned real estate offices south of the Swan River. It has a staff of forty people, encompassing residential sales and property management services, along with a major strata management/consultancy division.

Nik believes there should be a strong emphasis on the use of systems, training, technology and quality marketing to enhance the customer experience and improve business efficiency.

Councillor

Peter has been involved in the real estate industry since 1976 and became a licensed agent on the establishment of his first agency, Peter Sim Real Estate, in 1982.

In 1986 Peter, in partnership, bought Ross & Galloway Property. Over the next 20 years Peter built the firm into the most successful single-office, independent agency in their market. Peter has been involved with the Real Estate Institute for many years both as an arbitrator and as an elected councillor. Since the 1980s he has had a strong influence in the development of documents and forms for the Institute.

Having sold his real estate agency, Peter now operates as a business broker specialising exclusively in the sale, merger and acquisition of real estate businesses.