Geoff Payne
Valuations
Property Consultant and Valuer
Business and
Educational
Background
Geoff has a comprehensive and continuous 35 plus years in the property industry as a practicing Valuer, Property Consultant and Real Estate Agent in South Coast Region of NSW and ACT.
Geoff enjoyed over 7 years as a director, on the Professionals Real Estate Groups National and International Boards.
Geoff moved to Batemans Bay from Canberra in 1981, amalgamated 5 local real estate agencies and co-founded The Professionals Batemans Bay and South Coast Valuations. His specialties are in selling Development sites and Project Marketing.
Over the past 30 years he has been the project marketing agent for the majority of the major projects in the Batemans Bay area. (Residential Land, Units and Commercial Developments.). In 2013 Geoff joined Colliers International Wollongong’s team. Specialising in the sale of development land on along the NSW south coast.
Recent clients include: Steven Group, Eurobodalla Shire Council, Batemans Bay Soldiers, Canberra Investment Corporation, Caltex Australia, St George Bank, Australian Dairy Corporation, Pace Constructions, and The Uniting Church of Australia, Ramsey Property Group.
Experience
Sales and Marketing
Self-employed
Aug 1981 – Present
Batemans Bay
Senior Executive
Colliers International Wollongong
April 2013 – Present
Wollongong, Australia
Senior Executive ~ Investment Services
Property Consultant and Valuer
Geoff Payne Valuations
Aug 1981 – Present 38 years 7 months
Batemans Bay Property Consultancy and Valuation,
(formerly South Coast Valuations)
Experience
Geoff Payne Pty Ltd
Owner
Aug 1981 – Present
Batemans Bay
– Brand development, web site traffic growth, developed brand strategy.
– Strategic Consulting, marketing and sales strategy development.
– Generated new development deals for a residential and commercial real estate development company projects, including real-estate market analysis.
Project Marketing and Sales
Aug 1981 – Present
Batemans Bay
Involved in many of the Batemans Bay coast’s major developments and projects including; Batemans Bay Centrelink Call Centre ($20m). Village Centre (formerly Stocklands $85m) Other developments; The Lincoln Downs Motel, Batehaven Shell Service Station and the Promenade Plaza Batemans Bay, Batehaven Shopping Centre.
Experience
Project Marketing and Sales continued
Land Estates Sunshine Bay Estate, Lilli Pilli Beach Estate, Sea Breeze Estate, Sanctuary Place, Sunshine Bay Acres, Bay Ridge Estate.
Unit Developments ‘Chardonnay’ & ‘Quarterdeck’ Denhams Beach, Spinnaker Reach, Corrigans Cove Resort, Casuarina Cove.
Recent clients include Uniting Church of Australia, Ramsay Property Group, Payce Constructions, Stevens Group, Eurobodalla Shire Council, Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Canberra Investment Corporation, Caltex Australia, St George Bank, Australian Dairy Corporation, Tuggeranong Rugby Club ACT.
Geoff has a comprehensive knowledge of the real estate markets, strategic marketing and regional land economics. He enjoyed over 7 years as a director, on the Professionals Real Estate Groups Board including the NSW & VIC, National and International boards.
Involved in many of the Batemans Bay coast’s major developments and projects including; Batemans Bay Centrelink Call Centre ($20m). Village Centre (formerly Stocklands $85m)
Other developments The Lincoln Downs Motel, Batehaven Shell Service Station and the Promenade Plaza Batemans Bay, Batehaven Shopping Centre.
Experience
Founder
House Trackers Pty Ltd
Aug 2000 – Present
Batemans Bay
House Trackers Pty Ltd is an Internet Marketing Company primarily involved in the marketing of real estate & real estate related services. Including various high-level websites.
Founder
Professionals Batemans Bay
Aug 1983 – Aug 2008
Batemans Bay South Coast of NSW
Licensed Real Estate Agent & Valuer | Licensee and Managing Director
After several years selling residential projects and undertaking valuations in Canberra. Geoff moved to Batemans Bay, bought and amalgamated 5 local real estate agencies into one agency and co-founded The Professionals Batemans Bay and South Coast Valuations.
Experience
Over the next 30 years he has been the project marketing agent for the majority of the major projects in the area including; Sunshine Bay Estate, Lilli Pilli Beach Estate, Quarter Deck and tender and sale of the Batemans Bay School Site, for construction of the $60m Village Centre Batemans Bay, Land sold by tendered on behalf of the Eurobodalla Shire Council. Tender for Baylink, a $20m Federal government service centre on land previously sold to the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club.Geoff Payne has been a part of the Batemans Bay community since moving to the bay in 1981. Geoff would be known to man in the Batemans Bay community, not only through his involvement in the property industry, but also through his many years on the executive of organisations such as; Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce, Eurobodalla Tourism, Eurobodalla Business Network (OLMA committee), Technology User Group, Batemans Bay Youth Foundation and also through his photographic art exhibitions.
Past President
Eurobodalla Business Network
May 1992 – Sep 1996
Batemans Bay
Elected President of The Eurobodalla Business Network, the trading name for the operations of the Eurobodalla Emloyment, Education and Trainging Committee Inc. The EBN was managed by a full time Enterprise Facilitator.
Experience
The Staff included a Database co-ordinator, tele-centre co-ordinator, two part-time Aquaculture Advisors, an office Trainee and several voluntary staff who donated over 1500 hours of valuable time in the first 6 months of operation.
Formed in May 1992, the EEET Committee comprised a cross-section of local business people and educationalists, who got together to apply for Office of Labour Market Adjustment (OLMA) funding from the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) for a regional package of assistance to improve the efficiency of the Eurobodalla Labour Market. The main objective of the EBN was to create employment opportunities.
Projects included; Aquaculture, Horticulture, Ecotourism, Farm forestry, Coastal landcare, Heritage Trails, Environmental monitoring, Energy efficiency, Information Technology Centre, IT skills training, ‘Aussie Host’ training.
Qualifications
+ Associate of the Australian Property Institute. Member No. 67838
+ Associate Diploma of Valuation : Reid Technical College Canberra
+ Associate of the Real Estate Institute of Australia
+ NSW Real Estate Licence
+ Macro Economics and Statistics | Part of Associate Diploma of Valuation
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Voulnteer Experience
Past President
Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce
Activities included, Revitalisation of Batemans Bay CBD, via Landscaping of the CBD streets including implementing a unified colour scheme. Annual Neptune Festival, Christmas Carols, Internet marketing.
Past President
Eurobodalla Business Network
May 1992 – Sep 1996
Economic Empowerment
Elected President of The Eurobodalla Business Network, the trading name for the operations of the Eurobodalla Emloyment, Education and Trainging Committee Inc. The EBN was managed by a full time Enterprise Facilitator. The Staff included a Database co-ordinator, tele-centre co-ordinator, two part-time Aquaculture Advisors, an office Trainee and several voluntary staff who donated over 1500 hours of valuable time in the first 6 months of operation. Formed in May 1992, the EEET Committee comprised a cross-section of local business people and educationalists, who got together to apply for Office of Labour Market Adjustment (OLMA) funding from the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) for a regional package of assistance to improve the efficiency of the Eurobodalla Labour Market and attended OECD seminars.
The main objective of the EBN was to create employment opportunities.
Projects included; Aquaculture, Horticulture, Ecotourism, Farm forestry, Coastal landcare, Heritage Trails, Environmental monitoring, Energy efficiency, Information Technology Centre, IT skills training, ‘Aussie Host’ training.
Voulnteer Experience
Consultant
Corrimal Regional Action Group
May 2014 – Present
The CRAG is an unprecedented collaboration between Neigbourhood forum 4, Corrimal Chamber of Commerce, Kurrimula Bushcare Group and concerned residents and stakeholders. My role is to assist with real property issues, review and implementation of the ‘2009 Corrimal CBD Masterplan’ and the strategic implementation of the CRAG’s community projects.
Founding Member
Batemans Bay Youth Foundation
Economic Empowerment
‘A Foundation for the purpose of providing financial assistance to local youth to pursue personal development and advancement in an unlimited range of worthwhile fields of endeavour’
Photographer
Geoff is particularly admired for his innate ability to capture the essence of spectacular moments in nature.
Geoff Payne Creative
January 1972 – Present
Australia
Geoff Payne has been a part of the art fraternity for many years. His exhibitions are extremely popular and his works are found in public buildings, clubs and galleries.
Geoff is particularly admired for his innate ability to capture the essence of spectacular moments in nature. Exploring with a wide range of photographic techniques, styles and subjects, Geoff brings you images that are a soothing tonic for all of your senses. Geoff’s mission is to provide calming sustenance for your senses in today’s hectic world.
