Australia’s top brokers celebrated at 2025 MFAA National Excellence Awards
Spotlight shone on Industry veterans and newcomers at black-tie gala.
Australia’s leading mortgage and finance professionals were celebrated in style at the 2025 Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)’s National Excellence Awards, held at Crown Melbourne on Wednesday.
The black-tie gala dinner brought together the industry’s best, recognising outstanding achievement, innovation, and commitment to best practice across the sector.
Around 600 attendees from all across the country descended on Melbourne for the event, which included the MFAA National Conference earlier in the day.
Hosted in sparkling style by stage actor and singer Tim Campbell, the evening honoured 26 national award winners, selected from 138 finalists – each already a winner at their respective state-based events in Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
MFAA chief executive Anja Pannek (pictured) praised the calibre of this year’s entrants.
“The quality of entries for the excellence awards was incredible and the bar keeps getting higher and higher,” said Pannek. “Congratulations to all our winners and finalists on your impressive achievements. The professionalism, expertise, innovation and dedication to meeting your customers’ needs that you display each day is outstanding. It’s a testament to just how far our industry has come and signals a bright future.”
Winners were chosen by an independent panel of expert judges, with results audited by Hall Chadwick to ensure fairness and transparency.
The awards spanned a diverse range of categories, from residential and commercial brokers to community champions, young professionals, loan administrators, and business leaders. Five lender categories were also recognised.
Perth broker Rose De Rossi was inducted as an MFAA Life Member, while Hank Spier, chair of the MFAA Tribunal, and Wendy Robertson, the recently retired state manager for South Australia and Northern Territory, were both awarded Honorary Memberships.
Nirosh Weerasinghe (Pictured), director of Finance Circle Group, accepted the Customer Service Excellence Award for Business in rambunctious style. He thanked his “customer-centric” team, including the “awesome” crew at Oceania Outsourcing.
First published by MPA Magazine
