History
The Society's GOLDEN GAVEL Competition and Awards was created by Past President, Anthony Toop FSAA (Life) in 1993 and has been passionately supported by the Auctioneering professions since inception. The concept evolved as a means to give profile to our local Auctioneers and Appraisers and it has become the benchmark for the Australasian Competition and other Auction Competitions within the Real Estate, General and Livestock professions within Australia and New Zealand.
The GOLDEN GAVEL has developed and evolved to recognize excellence for all Auctioneers and Appraisers by encouraging especially young performers to enter the Rising Star category as a follow on to the Society's Nationally Accredited 2 Day Real Estate Auction Academy.
The GOLDEN GAVEL is the longest running Auctioneering Competition in the Southern Hemisphere and has unquestionably raised the standards of Auctioneering in South Australia and has been the spring board that has fast-tracked the careers of many South Australian auctioneers!
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Awards
The News Corp Australia GOLDEN GAVEL Winner will receive the Perpetual Trophy, Large Gold framed Hammer and a Cash Prize with a bonus if the winner nominates at the Launch.
Top Male & Female Finalists
The Top Male & Female Finalists are both recognized with a cash prize.
General Auctioneer of the Year
General Auctioneers are the true heartbeat of the Auction profession selling everything from Cars, Earthmoving machinery to Antiques and Fine Art sometimes selling 1000’s of lots in a single day and conducting clearing sales sometimes realizing many millions of dollars.
General Auctioneers submit a video of one of their Auctions for adjudication in front of a panel of Judges with a cash prize for the Winner and Runner up donated by du Plessis Auction Gallery with a bonus for the winner if nominated at the Launch.
Real Estate Principal and Sales Consultant Auction Marketers
Society Members as Principals and Sales Consultants sell the most properties by Auction as reported in the Society monthly feature that appears in the Advertiser. The top 10 receive a plaque and the winner also receives a prize.
Top 15 Real Estate GOLD CLUB Auctioneers
This award recognises the top performers who have sold the most properties under Auction conditions for the previous calendar year as reported in the Society feature that appears in the Advertiser. The top performer is recognised as the Top Real Estate Auctioneer of the Year.
Real Estate Group Auction Marketer of the Year
This Award recognizes the Group that has sold the most properties under Auction Conditions from the monthly results submitted to the Society and published on the Society web page and in the Advertiser.
Real Estate Rising Star Male & Female
The Rising Stars of our industry are those auctioneers who gave completed less than 10 auctions in the field at the time of the Golden Gavel launch each year and have not won this Award previously. As our future senior auctioneers we thank the significant effort this group has put into taking that first step out of their comfort zones to compete at this level. The prize is a plaque and a cash prize for the winners of each category.
General Auctioneer Highest Price Single Lot
From the previous Calendar Year, the auctioneer submits details of the Lot sold.
General Auctioneer Highest Sale Proceeds
From the previous Calendar Year, the auctioneer that has predominantly conducted the Auction submits details of the gross sale proceeds.
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2015 News Corp Australia SA
2015 Golden Gavel Winner

AJ Colman M.S.A.A, AJ Colman Independent
2015 Golden Gavel Finalists

AJ Colman, AJ Colman Independent
Ben Clarence, Harcourts Gawler Sales
Bronte Manuel, Toop & Toop
Jarad Henry, LJ Hooker Glenelg
Lindsay Warner, Harcourts Brock Williams
2015 General Auctioneer Champion
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Angelo Bartemucci , Pickles Auctions
2015 General Auctioneer Runner Up

Runner Up: Robert Hunkin, Mason Gray Strange
2015 Livestock Auctioneer Champion

Paul Kilby, Elders Cummins
General Auctioneer Highest Price Single Lot and Sale Proceeds

Andrew Maros, MGS
2015 Rising Stars

Anthony DeMarco
Rebecca Burgess, LJ Hooker Strathalbyn
2015 Real Estate Group Auction Marketer of the Year

Ray White
2015 Top 15 Real Estate Gold Club Auctioneers

Brett Roenfeldt
David Smallacombe
Nathan Casserly
AJ Colman
Oren Klemich
Phil McMahon
Jason O'Halloran
Jarrod Tagni
Tim Thredgold
Jonathon Moore
Nick Baranikow
Phil McMahon
Richard Thwaites
Tim Thredgold
Troy Tyndall
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2015 Top Real Estate Auctioneer
Jonathon Moore
2015 Top 10
Sales Consultant Auction Marketers Finalists

Sharon Gray
Jarad Henry
Jonathon Kiritsis
John McRostie
Meg Meadows
Judy Morris
Cynthia Sajkunovic
Matt Smith
Tim Thredgold
Andrew Welch
2015 Top 10
Principal Auction Marketers Finalists

Nick Baranikow
Paul Bateman
John Berno
Attilio Cavuoto
Anthony Fahey
Peter Kiritsis
Brett Pilgrim
Nick Psarros
Scott Robinson
Richard Thwaites
2015 Top Principal and Sales Consultant Auction Marketer Winner

Peter Kiritsis, Ray White Woodville
Andrew Welch, LJ Hooker Kensington
2015 Schools Auction Idol Winner

Grace Nankivell, Pulteney Grammar School
2015 Schools Auction Idol Finalists
Louis Dade, Immanuel College
Mikaela Anderson, Immanuel College
Chris Quinsey, Immanuel College
Georgia Musolino, St Dominic’s College
Grace Nankivell, Pulteney Grammar School
Isaiah Fabbro, Pulteney Grammar School