Sandra Masters from LJ Hooker Kippax and Alec Brown of Ray White Canberra will represent the ACT in the Australasian Auctioneering Championship (AUSTROS) next month.

They are among the 16 finalists from across Australia and New Zealand who are set to compete for the top gong.

Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) and Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) will be holding the event on 16-18 October.

This year’s AUSTROS will see industry leading property auctioneers descend on Sydney to battle for the pinnacle industry award.

REIA President, Hayden Groves said “AUSTROS 2022 is set to be bigger than ever, as the annual event returns after two years of consecutive cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions”.

“We expect some interesting skills and tactics to have developed throughout this period and are excited to unite the industry to share best practice and celebrate together,” he said.

The 16 AUSTROS 2022 finalists are:

ACT: Alec Brown – Ray White Canberra; Sandra Masters – LJ Hooker Kippax

Queensland: Greg Allan – Apollo Auctions; Mark MacCabe – Apollo Auctions

NSW: Clarence White – Menck White Auctioneers; Stuart Ritchie – McGrath Estate Agents 

New Zealand: Conor Patton – Bayleys National; Robert Tulp – Apollo Auctions 

NT: Dominic Miller – LJ Hooker Alice Springs 

SA: Anthony DeMarco – Harcourts Smith; Bronte Manuel – Toop & Toop 

Tasmania: Conall Cassidy – Harcourts Launceston 

Victoria: Andy Reid – Sold by Auctions; Luke Banitsiotis – Woodards Blackburn 

WA: Prash Nayer – Perth Realty 

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