Will Reynolds

Industry Experience

William has in excess of 25 years’ experience as a Commercial Property Valuer working for multi-national accounting and valuation businesses, a period of employment with the Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Property Group), Colliers International, and with Opteon (and its predecessors) since 2000.

William is proud to have served on the Australian Valuation and Property Standards Board and was actively involved in the maintenance and writing of Valuation Standards and Guidance Notes for the Australian Property Institute (API). From 2017-19 William served as the Chair of the Tasmanian Committee of the API.

Major properties William has valued include the Commonwealth Government Centre; the Australian Taxation Office Building; the Henry Jones IXL Development (Sullivans Cove); Freycinet Lodge; Strahan Village; and major industrial facilities. Other assignments include the valuation of portfolios for various State Government Departments (State Growth, Treasury, Health and Police) and private sector corporations.

William specialises in intensive agribusiness/aquaculture and marine assets, and waterfront tourism resorts.

William has previously held company Director positions within professional service businesses managing a State-wide business with approximately 50 staff, and has experience in business management and corporate governance.

In July 2020 William was awarded the prestigious Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Property Professional of the Year Award in recognition of his contributions to the property industry in Australia.

Doug Shorten

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial and residential development valuations
• Trading properties (Going Concern Valuations)
• Social Infrastructure (Childcare/Medical)
• Mortgage requirements
• Institutional valuations
• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Strategic investment property advice
• Pre-sale and pre-purchase advice

Industry Experience

In 2011, Doug became a Certified Property Valuer in Western Australia with five years prior commercial valuation experience in Auckland, New Zealand as a Valuer and associate member of the New Zealand Property Institute

Doug’s experience includes the preparation of Valuations and consultancy advice for residential and commercial asset classes ranging from englobo and urban infill development sites, existing and proposed residential developments, trading properties including childcare centres, service stations, caravan parks and licensed premises, large scale office and retail accommodation including shopping centres and a wide range of industrial properties.

Valuations have been completed for clients within the private, institutional and banking sector.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 75639)
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia, License No. 44826
• Bachelor of Business – (Valuation and Property Management) completed at Massey University, New Zealand – 2006

Ryan Danaher

Areas of Expertise

• Going Concern Valuations
• Rent Roll Valuations
• Pre-purchase Valuations
• Portfolio Valuations
• Financial Reporting Valuations
• Rental Assessments

Industry Experience

Ryan is a highly motivated and experienced property professional with 14 years’ experience in the property industry.

Ryan specialises in rent roll valuations in the real estate market and going concern valuations in the hospitality and leisure market. This includes assessing the value of estate agency rental portfolio’s, accommodation hotels, motels, gaming venues, pubs, caravan and tourist parks, manufactured housing parks and serviced accommodation facilities across Victoria and Tasmania.

In addition, Ryan has significant experience in retail, office and industrial valuations.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 101142)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Property and Valuations) (Honours) (2015)
• Certificate in Corporate Finance (2020)

Ben Farquhar

Areas of Expertise

• Mortgage valuations (residential, industrial, commercial/retail, real estate rent rolls) up to $10,000,000
• Rental valuations (for rent reviews and commercial disputes)
• Financial reporting valuations
• Expert witness valuations and Government consultancy

Industry Experience

Commencing his valuation career in 2004 in Perth and becoming licensed in 2007, Ben has tended to focus on commercial property valuations across most generic fields including industrial, commercial/retail and residential. In 2007 Ben moved to the Kimberley and over the following 11 years covered most asset classes including residential, going concerns (sub $5,000,000) and agri-business valuations. Over the course of 2017 and 2018, Ben assisted with a lead roll in mass appraisals for the Northern Territory Government in Darwin and Palmerston. At the beginning of 2019, Ben moved to Brisbane in the role of Senior Valuer focusing on commercial property.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Master of Property
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI) – API No: 65252
• Licensed Valuer (Qld) – QVRB No: 4091MR

Daniel Sander

Areas of Expertise

• Valuation of Childcare and Accommodation assets
• Mortgage Security Valuations
• Matrimonial Settlement / Family Court Valuations
• Compulsory Acquisition Valuations
• Strategic Advisory Services for Clients

Industry Experience

Daniel has over 24 years’ experience in the Property Industry. He has extensive valuation experience in multiple asset classes throughout Adelaide and regional South Australia. His areas of specialisation include childcare (including freehold going concerns) and accommodation assets (motels, caravan parks). He has considerable experience in prestige residential, residential development projects, commercial, industrial and retail assets. He has undertaken numerous valuations for legal purposes (including for the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in family court proceedings) and is an experienced compulsory acquisition valuer. Daniel is currently an examiner for the Australian Property Institute for both RPV and CPV applicants. Daniel manages Opteon’s South Australian commercial and agribusiness valuation team and is responsible for meeting client delivery requirements within this team. 

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Fellow Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 64256)

Duncan Cameron

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial, retail, and industrial valuations
• Residential development project valuations (i.e., residential subdivisions, englobo land, built form developments)
• Specialised and trading properties (i.e., hotels, motels, taverns / licensed premises, lifestyle (retirement) villages, caravan parks, childcare centres, accommodation resorts, service stations etc.)
• Rental Determinations
• Compensation
• Expert Witness in property disputes in the District Court, Supreme Court, Federal Court, Family Law Court and State Administrative Tribunal

Industry Experience

Duncan joined Knight Frank in 1984, initially working in their Commercial Property Management Department before transferring to the Project Management Department and then finally to the Valuation Department, leading to professional licensing in 1988. In 1991 Duncan worked with the East Perth Redevelopment Authority as their property officer then moved in 1993 to Hooker Corporate’s (Perth) Valuation Department as Senior Valuer.

Duncan joined Opteon (Western Australia) (formerly Christie Whyte Moore) in 1994 as a Senior Valuer and was elevated to a Director of the firm in January 1999. During subsequent years Duncan has continuously remained as Commercial Department Director of Opteon’s Perth based practice, overseeing, and undertaking a wide variety of Specialised and Development Valuations throughout Perth and Western Australia.

Formal Qualifications

• Fellow of the Australian Property Institute (Admitted 1998) (API Member No: 64637)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (Admitted 1988)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Licensed Valuer (Western Australia) No. 497
• Bachelor of Business (Valuation & Land Economy) – Curtin University WA
• Bachelor of Science (UWA)

John O'Grady [C]

Areas of Expertise

• Asset valuations for financial reporting and mortgage security purposes
• Central Business District office/retail and mixed use property valuation
• Commercial and Residential development projects
• Major land subdivision project valuations
• Compensation assessment valuations
• Valuation of accommodation hotels, motels and serviced apartment complexes
• Valuation of licensed premises and gaming premises
• Valuation of retirement villages, aged care facilities and private hospitals
• Strategic property investment advice

Industry Experience

John has 47 Years of experience as a practising property valuer and has held senior executive roles with Knight Frank Australia, CBRE and Savills prior to commencing with Opteon in 2012 as Head of Commercial Valuations. He provides wide ranging property advice supported by an unrivalled wealth of experience.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute
• Certificate of Real Estate Management & Valuation – RMIT 1972
• Licensed Real Estate Agent

Joshua Fulton

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial, industrial, office and retail property valuations
• Petroleum valuations
• Family Law valuations
• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Asset valuation advice for various local Councils throughout Victoria
• Rental valuations
• Strategic property investment advice
• Mortgage and financial reporting valuations for the education sectors

Industry Experience

Joshua has over fifteen years of experience as a valuer and has been employed by Opteon throughout this period. In his Director role, he provides valuations of commercial and industrial properties throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria. Joshua is also a specialist in complex assets for financial reporting purposes having been involved in a number of large portfolio valuation contracts. He heads up Opteon’s specialist petroleum division, undertaking valuations throughout the state of Victoria and along the eastern seaboard. Joshua has completed the Asset Valuation for Financial Reporting Certificate Course and the Expert Witness Professional Certificate course, both ran by the Australian Property Institute, and has undertaken a number of valuations of varying asset types for Family Law purposes.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 63369)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Bachelor of Business (Property) – RMIT 2007
• Certificate IV in Real Estate (Agent’s license) – Swinburne 2001

Julian Nichols

Areas of Expertise

Julian is regularly engaged to provide Expert Witness advice in property disputes including Land Aquisition/Compensation, Family Law, Will disputes and various other litigation matters. This has included giving evidence in the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) through to the Supreme Court. At Opteon, Julian is responsible for the Agribusiness, Commercial and Residential operations throughout Regional Western Australia and Northern Territory. Julian is involved with Business and Strategic Development at Opteon.

Industry Experience

Julian joined the Valuer General’s Office in 1993 which marked the beginning of his valuation career. In 1995 he joined a private valuation firm before becoming a director of Valuation Partners WA Pty Ltd in 2000 later known as Quantia which became one of Western Australia’s largest and most experienced property valuation consultancy with extensive geographic coverage.

Julian was a founding Director of Opteon (Western Australia) and continues to work in the valuation field. In January 2017 Julian was appointed to the position of Regional Director for Western Australia and Northern Territory.

Julian currently undertakes a considerable amount of valuation and consulting advice for a number of the corporate farming interests both Australian and International that own land within the Western Australia agricultural region. This involves pre purchase advice which gives Opteon a significant involvement in current market conditions and major drivers in the market from a buyer’s perspective.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Master of Property
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI) – API No: 65252
• Licensed Valuer (Qld) – QVRB No: 4091MR

Mark Quinn

Areas of Expertise

• Specialised development valuations including master plan subdivisions, integrated unit developments
• Portfolio valuations within Cairns and surrounds and remote locations
• Expert evidence and litigation
• Prestige and residential properties
• Project feasibility analysis

Industry Experience

Mark has undertaken all facets of valuation over his 25 years of practising within North Queensland. This has included federal and supreme court matters, mortgage security purposes, resumptions and acquisitions, statutory assessment objections, capital gains tax and feasibility analysis of major projects in the region. Property valuations have been undertaken throughout Cairns and hinterlands and the more remote locations of Thursday Island, Karumba and Normanton. Mark’s role has previously involved training of cadet valuers and undertaking a National board member role.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Diploma of Business - University of Qld
• Fellow of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 66658)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Queensland Valuers Registration Board Registration No. 2348
• Fellow of the Urban Development Industry Association of Australia

Matt Morton

Areas of Expertise

• Industrial property valuations
• Commercial property valuations
• Development feasibility
• Rental valuations
• Residential valuations
• Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes
• Government valuations

Industry Experience

Matthew has more than 15 years’ valuation experience in North Queensland over a broad spectrum of commercial and residential properties.

This experience includes valuation and property advice in both commercial and residential matters pertaining to resumptions, insurance valuations, rating appeals, Family, Federal and Supreme Court Matters, rental determinations, residential development feasibility and high value industrial facilities.

Matthew’s current role also involves training of cadet valuers, quotations, authorisation and distribution of valuation assignments to the other valuers and management support for the whole Queensland commercial team.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer (2697)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (3172)
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies) – University of Queensland

Ray Codalonga

Areas of Expertise

• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Commercial / Industrial
• Englobo / Subdivisional Land
• Rural Lifestyle
• Trading Properties
• Mortgage Requirements
• Pre-sale / pre-purchase advice
• Rental valuations
• Strategic investment property advice

Industry Experience

Ray commenced his property career with Baillieu Knight Frank in 1993, initially as a trainee commercial property manager before progressing on to being the inaugural assistant property manager at Market City, Canning Vale and then managing a portfolio of commercial, industrial and retail properties.

In August 1999, Ray commenced as a trainee valuer, still with Knight Frank and became a Licensed Property Valuer in 2001.

From 2003 to the present, Ray has been employed at Opteon, (predecessor’s Quantia and Valuation Partners WA Pty Ltd), predominately working in the fields of commercial, retail, industrial, residential subdivision, rural and specialised properties. Ray has also undertaken rental determination work.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (2001)
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia Licence No.44028
• Bachelor of Business – Curtin University (1989)

Stephen Incerti

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial/Industrial
• Infrastructure ground leases
• Service stations/Roadhouses
• Tourist resorts/complexes
• Licensed premises
• Irrigated agricultural properties
• Hypothetical/Feasibility consultancy
• Receivers/Mortgagee in Possession
• All types of Residential
• Government valutions

Industry Experience

Steve is the Director – Regional WA.

Opteon has offices in Perth, Dunsborough, Broome, Albany, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. Steve works from the Perth office and manages the WA team of valuers as well as being directly responsible in providing services to clients within the Pilbara region which he travels to regularly.

Steve has in excess of 30 years’ experience in valuation and consultancy. Initially having worked in Perth for both government and private entities, Steve relocated to Broome in March 2000 until his return to Perth in December 2014.

He has excellent knowledge of all types of property particularly within the North-West region which is a unique property market.

Formal Qualifications

• Member of the Australian Property Institute
• Certified Practising Valuer WA – License No 37965
• Bachelor of Business

Brian Walsh

Areas of Expertise

• Agricultural properties
• Valuations for taxation and legislation purposes
• Valuations in remote towns throughout Cape York
• Valuations of industrial, retail and commercial assets
• Prestigious residential valuations and rental assessments
• Advanced construction (TBE) properties
• Serviced apartments with limited use restrictions
• Managers units/associated management rights

Industry Experience

Brian Walsh has been a Registered Valuer since 2007 and has worked in the property industry since 2001. Brian is an experienced Valuer who has significant experience in regional and isolated regions of Far North Queensland.

Brian has a broad range of valuation experience in the private sector having expertise in agribusiness, industrial, commercial, property settlement, prestige residential and family law matters. Brian has a strong focus on quality and customer service.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Property Economics) with High Distinctions – Queensland University of Technology
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate of Australian Property Institute (AAPI) – Certified Practising Valuer (CPV)
• Queensland Valuers Registration Board Registration No. 3097
• Certificate IV in Finance

Hayden Mcleod

Areas of Expertise

• Residential Valuations
• Commercial, Retail & Industrial Valuations
• Rural Valuations
• Developments Valuations & Consultancy
• Going Concern Valuations
• Depreciations Assessments
• Insurance Valuations
• Holiday Apartments
• Rental Valuations
• Port and other infrastructure ground leases

Industry Experience

Hayden has extensive property valuation and consultancy experience having started within the industry in late 2005. Hayden relocated to Broome in the latter part of 2012 to take up a senior valuation role with Opteon (North West WA), having previously worked in Perth specialising in a range of commercial, retail and industrial property valuation fields. Hayden has an intimate knowledge of the Kimberley and the various property markets this region encompasses. Hayden was a director of Opteon (North West WA) prior to integration in March 2017.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer (CPV)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute
• Bachelor of Commerce (Property & Commercial Law)

Ian Britton

Areas of Expertise

• Specialist hotel and motel Valuer
• Other ‘going concern’ valuations i.e. service stations, car washes, childcare centres, caravan parks, etc.
• Business Valuations (i.e. rent rolls and other specialised businesses)
• Court related matters
• Land purchase negotiations on behalf of Mining Companies and Statutory Authorities
• Specialised larger rural properties and enterprises
• Retail & Commercial Rental Assessments
• Inglobo development / subdivision parcels
• Valuations under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991

Industry Experience

Ian is a Senior Valuer with Opteon Solutions and has been employed in the Orange NSW office for the past 16 years, specialising in ‘going concern’ valuations together with complex commercial and rural property valuations.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Fellow of the Australian Property Institute FAPI
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture)graduating with Merit (University of Western Sydney)
• Advance Diploma of Property (Valuation) graduating with Distinction (OTEN)

Ian O'Shea

Areas of Expertise

• Hospitality valuations including Going Concerns and Leasehold interests
• Residential and Commercial development consultation
• Family law and single expert
• Asset valuations for financial reporting in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards
• Central business district office valuations
• Commercial office, retail and industrial valuations
• Rental assessments and arbitrations
• Property consultancy including analysis of procurement and disposal options

Industry Experience

Ian joined Opteon in 2012 from the Banking and Finance industry and has worked across a broad range of property types since this time. Ian is considered an expert in commercial property and provides advice on a large range of assets within Tasmania.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 77195)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Certificate of Compliance with the Australian Property Institute Continuing Professional Development Program
• Bachelor of Business
• Graduate Diploma in Property Valuations

Mark Baxter

Areas of Expertise

• Banking and Finance Valuations
• Valuations of Specialised Commercial Assets including accommodation assets (freehold interests and going concern)
• Valuations for Financial Reporting Purposes in accordance with AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement
• Matrimonial Separation and Family Court Valuations
• Taxation (Stamp Duty, Capital Gains Tax and GST)
• Replacement Insurance Assessments
• Compulsory Acquisition
• Residential Development Valuations/Feasibility Assessments

Industry Experience

Mark has more than 25 years of property industry experience, including 19 years as a registered valuer. His experience includes valuations of both residential assets (including residential development projects and prestige dwellings) and a wide range of commercial assets throughout Townsville and the wider North Queensland area. He undertakes valuations for numerous lenders for mortgage security purposes. He also has extensive experience in undertaking valuations for Local, State and Federal Government clients and other major National clients such as Defence Housing Australia and Australia Post.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• QLD Registered Valuer (QVRB No: 2528)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 66374)
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies)

Mark Youngman

Areas of Expertise

• Retail, industrial and office complexes
• Superannuation rentals and valuations
• Hospitality properties including gaming hotels, motels and tourist parks
• Leasehold business valuations
• Aquaculture and vineyards
• Asset/financial reporting
• Commercial rent reviews
• Pre purchase and presale commercial valuation and consultancy

Industry Experience

With a background in auditing, general accounting and management consulting, Mark has more than 10 years of experience in general valuation practice with all property types. Mark is considered a commercial and hospitality property expert and provides a large number of valuations of properties within Melbourne. As a result of Marks experience in commercial and hospitality valuations he has valued a range of property types including suburban and country hotels/motels, tourist parks, bottle shops, gaming and international hotel properties, reception centres, resorts, commercial vineyards, nursing homes, hospitals and also a period with the retail sales department.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business in Accounting, UTAS, 1980.
• Associate Diploma in Valuation, 1987 with Distinction, RMIT (Melbourne)
• Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment 1996
• Chartered Accountant, 1984 to 2018

Mathew Kulkewycz

Areas of Expertise

• Tax Depreciation
• Capital Allowance Reports
• Replacement Cost Reports/Assessments (Insurance Replacement Cost Valuations)
• Financier and Independent Assessment Reports
• Post-Contract Services (including bank drawdowns and progress claims) for banks/financial lenders and private clients
• Contract Administration
• Measurement, estimating and take-offs for builders and sub-contractors

Industry Experience

Mathew’s career has revolved around the property, building & construction sectors and teaching & training. His work experience spans 10+ years in quantity surveying, estimating and project management roles held in both Australia and the United Kingdom; including working for large international and national quantity surveying and building & construction companies. Prior to forming BWK Group, Mathew’s previous role involved running the national quantity surveying operations as the National Quantity Surveyor for a large Property Valuations and Advisory company.

Large-scale projects that Mathew has directly been involved with include; National Rail (United Kingdom), Melbourne Docklands redevelopment, Melbourne Southern Cross Station, National Gallery of Victoria, Royal Women’s Hospital (Melbourne), Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, RACV Club Inverloch redevelopment, Austereo Triple M & Fox Broadcasters, Essendon Football Club and Windy Hill (Essendon FC) training facilities and assets, Bond University (Queensland) etc.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Construction Management – B.ConstrMgt (Hons.)
• Graduate Diploma of Education – G.Dip.Ed
• Certificate IV in Building and Construction
• Safety Awareness Card (Building & Construction OH&S Induction)

William Sutherland

Areas of Expertise

• General Commercial Valuations (all asset classes including retail, industrial and offices)
• Development Project Valuations (residential englobo land and built form developments)
• Specialised Property Valuations (hotels, taverns, night clubs, small bars, caravan parks, motels, childcare centres, resorts, service stations etc.)
• Expert Witness Valuations
• Property Consultancy

Industry Experience

William has practised as a property valuer since June 2000. Prior to that, he practised as a quantity surveyor. He has extensive experience in the valuation of a range of property types, including vacant sites suitable for both pure residential built-form and mixed-use built-form development, and is a specialist in hotel and leisure property valuations.

He has undertaken valuations of various interests in real estate, including fee simple freehold interests, leasehold interests, and freehold going concern walk in, walk out interests. William has also undertaken consulting work for a range of purposes including government agency and corporate internal decision-making purposes. This consulting work has included cost/benefit analysis and other decision-making analyses for both tenants and landlords. Further, William has undertaken scenario analyses for optimal investment in office and industrial property, as well as hotel development feasibility modelling.

In addition, William has undertaken market rental valuations for determination purposes, and has been involved in negotiation and resolution of market rental disputes, both via the determination process and outside of the determination process, on behalf of clients.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (Quantity Surveying)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Management, Finance & Real Estate) (Hons)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (Member No. 65314)
• Licensed Valuer No. 44413 for the State of Western Australia
• Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) – Chartered Valuation Surveyor & RICS Registered Valuer

Alex Dickinson

Areas of Expertise

• Market Value Assessments
• Banking and Finance Valuations
• Matrimonial and Family Court Valuations
• Commercial, Industrial and Retail Valuations
• Rent Rolls
• Hotels, Motels and Caravan Parks
• Prestige Residential

Industry Experience

Alex is a Senior Valuer at Opteon and is responsible for valuation services in relation to commercial/industrial development, prestige residential, rental assessments and specialised commercial properties including Hotels, Motels, Caravan Parks and tourism type property.

Alex has extensive experience throughout Central and Northern Queensland in a wide range of property matters and has been in the valuation industry for over 25 years. In addition to property valuations, Alex has gained wide experience in valuing Real Estate Rent Rolls within the Qld Region.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Australian Property Institute API No: 66325
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Registered Queensland Property Valuer QVRB No: 2278
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies) University of Qld

Daniel Ackroyd

Areas of Expertise

• Market Value Assessments
• Banking and Finance Valuations
• Matrimonial and Family Court Valuations
• Taxation (Stamp Duty, Capital Gains & GST)
• Replacement Insurance Value Assessments
• Acquisition & Disposal Advice
• Compulsory Acquisition

Industry Experience

After commencing his property career in Adelaide, Daniel moved to the Northern Territory in 2006. Daniel obtained his API CPV status in 2008 and in the subsequent years became a Senior Valuer practising in a variety of valuation fields and provided residential and commercial valuations for all of the major lending institutions including the big 4 banks.

In 2013 Daniel opened a valuation office in Cairns and subsequently provided valuation services throughout metropolitan, regional and remote Northern Queensland.

In 2018 Daniel joined the Opteon team conducting valuations out of the Opteon Cairns Office, and in 2019 took the role of Commercial Valuer.

During his career Daniel has conducted special purpose valuations of a variety of property types and has completed valuations of going concern operations for mortgage finance purposes.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 64596)
• QLD Registered Valuer #3697MR
• Certified Practising Valuer – Property
• Certified Practising Valuer - Business
• Bachelor of Business (Property Stream) Uni SA

David Moore [C]

Areas of Expertise

• Valuations and consultancy for major assets including industrial, major shopping centres, Perth CBD office buildings, general commercial, specialised commercial and residential
• Expert Witness in property disputes
• Oil, gas and mining sector
• Complex capital and rental valuation and consultancy tasks associated with the oil and gas, and mining sector

Industry Experience

In 1990 David was a founding Director of Christie Whyte Moore. In subsequent years the business grew to become Perth’s pre-eminent professional services company.

In July 2011, property valuation firms across Australia collaborated to form Opteon Property Group. David became Director of Opteon (Western Australia).

David was President of Australian Property Institute Western Australian Division from 2008 to 2009, and National President from 2009 to 2010; Member of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure Board of Valuers from 2006 to 2011 and Senior Sessional Member, State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia from 2010 to Present.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia
• Fellow Australian Property Institute

Eva Schmidt

Areas of Expertise

• Residential property valuations
• Commercial Property valuations
• Industrial Property valuations
• Rural valuations
• Valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Valuations for compulsory acquisition
• Valuations for property taxation, legislation and policy purposes
• Valuations for pre-purchase / pre-sale advice purposes
• Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes
• Rental valuations

Industry Experience

Eva has worked with Opteon for over 18 years based in the Maryborough office whilst working throughout the Wide Bay region. Eva has a broad knowledge base and works in residential, commercial, industrial and rural property valuations. Eva regularly provides reports to property portfolio owners for commercial property, including mortgage security, acquisition and disposal requirements, compulsory acquisition and rental assessment amongst others.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 66563)
• QLD Registered Valuer (QVRB No. 2771)
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies) 2003 University of Queensland

Bret Taylor

Areas of Expertise

• Asset Valuations for Financial Reporting
• Central Business District – Office/Retail
• Commercial Office/Retail, Industrial
• Compensation Assessments
• Depreciation Schedules
• Lessor/Lessee’s interests
• Rental Valuations
• Residential/Prestige Residential
• Rural Land
• Rural Lifestyle/Agribusiness
• Broad acre Farming & Irrigated Land
• Sub Divisional Land
• Hotels, Motels & Caravan Parks
• Multi-Unit Development and Feasibility Studies

Industry Experience

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute
• Certified Practising Valuer QLD 1404

Nick Walls

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial and Industrial valuations
• Agribusiness valuations
• Going concern valuations of trading properties
• Mortgage requirements
• Valuation for compensation purposes
• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Family Law
• Rental valuations

Industry Experience

Nick began his valuation career valuing residential property in Perth before moving to New Zealand to develop skills in commercial and industrial valuations. On moving back to Perth, Nick worked with a small firm specialising in valuations for compensation purposes. In 2010, Nick moved to Albany, having a very active involvement in valuation of a broad range of property throughout the Great Southern Region including trading properties in the tourist and Hospitality sectors, Residential Development Land and Agribusiness. In 2017 Nick became the Managing Partner of Opteon Albany and Great Southern WA. Nick maintains local client relationships based on mutual ethics and integrity.

Formal Qualifications

• Curtin University of Technology – Bachelor of Commerce (2004)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 65182)
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia, License No. 44388

David McKenzie

Industry Experience

Qualified since 1991, David trained with the Victorian Valuer General, and has practiced in northern Victoria for over 30 years. He was instrumental in the inception, design and delivery of the API Specialist Water Valuer Accreditation. He has addressed several national and international conferences in relation to interpretation of water markets.

An agriculture supply-chain valuation specialist, David has particular expertise in relation to irrigation properties including dairies, orchards, vineyards, and intensive animal enterprises. He has valued major cool storage complexes, fruit packing and grading developments, glasshouses and multiple specialised going concern enterprises. He is an experienced expert witness, having given evidence in major litigation matters, in several jurisdictions, including the Victorian Supreme Court.

David has a deep understanding of rural economies and the water sector. He currently serves as a Director of Goulburn Murray Water, and has served several terms as Chair of North East Water, and as a Director of Goulburn Valley Water. He is co-Chair of the influential Water Policy think tank the GMID Water Leadership Forum and served on several State & Federal government regional development and water taskforces, panels and committees.

Greg Mason

Areas of Expertise

• Valuation of industrial, commercial and tourism property including motels and caravan parks
• Insurance valuations
• Asset, plant, machinery, equipment, and infrastructure valuations
• Asset valuations for government departments including financial reporting, componentisation analysis and condition scores of all assets
• Expert witness of plant, machinery, and equipment for family law purposes
• Asset register development and stock take reporting
• Make good liability assessment reports

Industry Experience

Greg has been with Opteon for over nine years and undertakes valuations of agribusiness, commercial, industrial and tourism properties on the NSW South Coast and in the Snowy Monaro region. Additionally, Greg assists and undertakes plant, machinery, and equipment valuations for the Opteon group nationally. He is well experienced in the property industry having worked in the industry for over 20 years with 16 years of those as a valuer across NSW including experience with a broad range of infrastructure, asset, plant, equipment and machinery valuations across Australia and Oceania regions. 
Greg has acted as an Expert Witness in numerous family law matters and is the current Chair of the API far NSW South Coast Valuers Group.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 69938) (2008)
• Advanced Diploma Property Valuation – Sydney Institute of TAFE (2006)
• Graduate Diploma Property Investment & Development – UWS (2008)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Certified Practising Valuer (Plant & Machinery)

Martin Tremain

Formal Qualifications

• Fellow of Australian Property Institute (FAPI)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Registered Valuer NSWNo. 2362
• Registered Valuer QLD No 2057
• Member of Agriculture Institute of Australia,
• Certified Practising Agriculturist (CPAg)
• Diploma of Business (Valuation) – Hawkesbury Agriculture College
• Associate Diploma of Farm management –
• University of New England
• Professional Certificate in Plant and Machinery
• Valuation – University of Technology Sydney

Industry Experience

Martin has 36 years’ experience in the Australian property industry with significant experience across a very broad range of property types.

With a farming background and a professional education in valuation and agriculture,Martin specialises in the valuation of all categories of rural properties including: broadacre dryland and irrigated farming, mixed grazing properties, diverse range of intensive livestock properties, range of horticultural properties and agricultural processing properties including grain and fibre. The valuation of corporate scale rural holdings and portfolios is a long-term specialty service for both national and international clients.

In addition to Agriculture, significant experience in the valuation of commercial and industrial properties including specialised going concern properties.

Martin also provides valuation of Plant and Machinery and in particular Agriculture equipment and Agriculture Processing plants. Non valuation consultancy services include general agribusiness plus acquisition and divestment roles with large scale transport and logistic infrastructure projects.

Areas of Expertise

• Valuation of cotton properties across NSW and QLD
• Broadacre cropping and large-scale grazing properties
• Intensive livestock properties including cattle feedlots and poultry
• Horticulture/vineyards/wineries
• Agriculture processing and storage facilities
• Plant and equipment valuations
• Property and general agribusiness consulting
• Statutory valuation advice
• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Compensation assessments
• Litigation matters and expert witness
• Acquisitions
• Specialised commercial, industrial and going concerns
• Non valuation consulting services including acquisition and divestment
• roles on state and national infrastructure projects

Stuart Prowse

Industry Experience

Stuart has more than 30 years’ experience in undertaking property valuation in Australia. With a background and professional education in Agriculture, Stuart specialises in valuations for broadacre, dryland and irrigated cropping and grazing properties, diverse horticultural enterprises as well as Agriculture Processing and Storage Facilities.

In addition to valuation of Agricultural land, Stuart has a strong background in providing advice on a broad range of Commercial and Industrial property including Going

Concern property in the hospitality sector. As a Senior Valuer, Stuart provides statutory valuation advice, this includes the provision of rating and taxing valuations, objection briefing services and parallel valuations for NSW Government.

William Read

Industry Experience

William has been working throughout North-East Victoria and Southern NSW for the last eighteen years, providing valuation advice across a broad number of property types and for a broad range of purposes. Having grown up in the area, William is very familiar with the region and has a strong understanding of the local market dynamics. William predominantly provides valuations of commercial, industrial, rural, residential, subdivision and land development property.

Simon Toyer

Areas of Expertise

• Market Value Assessments
• Residential Development
• Taxation (Stamp Duty, Capital Gains & GST)
• Replacement Insurance Value Assessments
• Public Open Space Valuations
• Acquisition & Disposal Advice

Industry Experience

Simon has 10 years’ experience in the property valuation industry in Australia. A rural upbringing in Bathurst and completion of studies at Hawkesbury Agricultural College has provided Simon a solid platform to hone his skills as a specialised Valuer undertaking a wide variety of rural, commercial, and residential property valuations. During his 10 years of valuing with Opteon (Northern Inland NSW), Simon has undertaken valuations ranging from prestige residential properties to large scale commercial development projects, including retail centres, industrial warehouses and going concern motels and hotels.

Simon regularly provides valuations for a number of statutory authorities and government departments whilst his experience in rural property valuation incorporates small scale equine operations, hobby farms, grain storage, and grazing properties across the New England/North West and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 70047) (2008)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Bachelor of Business & Commerce – University of Western Sydney