Our Aims
- Promote property education by providing scholarships to tertiary students
- Work with education providers to deliver quality property education
- Foster interaction between property students and the property industry
- Sponsor internships that give students practical skills and develop job readiness
- Provide grants to extendthe education and training of young property professionals
- Attend school career days to provide information on property careers and courses
PEF has established a Future Leaders Hub (“Property360”) to foster leadership skills and promote collaborative learning opportunities. Property 360 hosts various events where property undergraduates can interact with people established in the industry through masterclasses and property briefings.
Introduction
When I talk to parents about their children’s plans for a career, they often associate property with suburban real estate – but that’s only a small part of a huge industry.
A career in property connects you with a $182 billion industry involving more than 205,979 Western Australians in everything from developing skyscrapers and shopping centres to building sports stadiums to designing new suburbs. It supports another 224,331 WA jobs and contributes $6.4 billion in taxes.
If you think you are up for the challenge, the Property Education Foundation can help you decide on your studies and welcomes you to the industry. We also provide one annual scholarship for undergraduate students studying property courses as well as grants to help you extend your studies.
Joe Lenzo, Chairman
Meet the Board
Leaders with broad industry influence
Joe Lenzo
Joe Lenzo retired from the Executive Director role at the Property Council in 2016 after 18 years in the role. Prior to that Joe was the Director of Industry, Trade and Commerce at the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1988-1998).
Col Dutton
Col Dutton is the General Manager Residential for Stockland Western Australia, the largest developer of residential communities in WA with a portfolio that includes 7 active developments and more than 16,000 residential lots across the State. Col is responsible for leading Stockland’s extensive development activities across WA including award-winning masterplanned communities located in growth areas of greater Perth. He was appointed to his current position in 2011 and heads a team of more than 70 staff.
Peter Agostino
Peter Agostino Peter has been involved in the property industry for almost 30 years. He commenced with JLL in 1988 climbing through the ranks to become Managing Director of the Western Australian business and a Regional Director of the Asia Pacific Region.
In 2002 he joined CBRE as Senior Managing Director of CBRE’s Western Australia, South Australia and ACT businesses and a member of the Australia & New Zealand Executive Committee and Senior Leadership Board. Peter also ran the Capital Markets – Institutional Investment Properties Department in Perth. Peter joined Ascot Capital as a Director in February 2016.
Julian Lodge
Julian Lodge has over 22 years’ experience in the property industry with particular capabilities in property development and the asset management of property investments. His focus lies with the management of Primewest and the optimum performance of each of its assets. He is a Senior Associate Member of FINSIA and is also a qualified Real Estate Agent. He is a Board member on the Property Council Western Australian Divisional Council.
Samantha Reece
Samantha Reece has also over 20 years experience in the property sector, firstly as managing director of marketing firm SMR and now as Director of PropertyESP. A property commentator and researcher, Samantha also just recently established the Western Australia Apartment Advocacy. A Curtin graduate herself, Samantha is a member of the Property Council Residential Committee and a judge of the Property Council Retail Awards.
Frank Marra
As the CEO at LandCorp, Frank is central to strategic planning, the evaluation of projects and risk analysis to business development, corporate planning and project delivery. Frank was appointed CEO in 2014 and leads a team of around 200 development professionals.
An economist and accountant, and having completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University, his strategic contribution has been recognised by industry awards. Frank is currently a member of the Western Australian Planning Commission’s Infrastructure Coordinating Committee and Central Perth Planning Committee; is a Trustee of CEDA in WA; and is a Fellow of CPA Australia and graduate of AICD.
Ron Packer
Ron’s background training was in finance and law. He has been involved with the WA property industry for over 30 years as a private investor, developer and asset manager. For many years he was a director and subsequently managing director of PA Property Management Limited, the responsible entity for the ASX listed PA Property Trust. For the last ten years he has been a non-executive director of Cedar Woods Properties Limited, an ASX 300 national property developer.
Andrew Byars
Andrew has been in the property industry for 25 years and is currently the General Manager for Property Investment at The Perron Group, with over $3B of property under management. He holds a Bachelor of Business from Curtin, a Master of Business from the University of South Australia and is a Director of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.
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