Wauchope Office

Mark has over 35 years experience in the Retail Banking industry. He has spent most of this time in Branch Management and as a Residential Lending Manager in the Kempsey/Port Macquarie area. Mark Is a Justice of the Peace in NSW and holds Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking. He is also a member of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia.

Mark and his wife live in Kempsey on the Mid North Coast of NSW. They have lived there for 30 years. They have two teenage boys who along with Dad share a passion for cricket.

Mark is keen to continue meeting the financial needs of home buyers and investors on the Mid North Coast, delivering quality and friendly service.

Gary commenced his banking career in 1974 and during his career has spent time with ANZ, Coastline Credit Union, and Holiday Coast Credit Union. Gary has spent time in a number of rural and coastal centers over the years and has vast experience with housing, business and rural lending.

Gary is a keen motorbike rider and caravan enthusiast and has enjoyed many trips across the country with his wife. A keen rugby league fan, Gary follows the fortunes of the West Tiger in the NRL.

Gary has strong ties to the Kempsey region with his family having business interests in the town. Gary is active within the Macleay Valley Business Chamber. Gary has been the President for the past eight years, is a Regional Chamber Councillor and was also elected to the State Business Chamber Council in 2018. Gary has also been part of several not for profit groups in the Kempsey area.

Married and now an empty nester Gary and his wife enjoy spending time with their growing grandchildren.

Gary's office is located at 130 Macleay Valley Way Kempsey NSW 2440

With a dynamic career spanning over 13 years in the financial industry and background in Hospitality Management, Malinda brings a wealth of experience to her broking business, including a Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management. She started her finance journey at a major Big 4 Bank and moved onto the more personalised approach of a smaller community-based lender, before becoming a self-employed Mortgage Broker.  

Malinda has a genuine passion for assisting people in achieving their financial goals and manage their financial needs wisely, with a primary focus on optimising their savings. Malinda finds witnessing people accomplish their financial goals is truly rewarding, and she’s thrilled to play a part in that journey.

Over the past 5 years Malinda has successfully managed several businesses giving her an intimate understanding of the distinct challenges self-employed individuals encounter when seeking financial solutions. The ongoing hands-on experience of managing the financial operations in both her own business and her partners local café keeps her well-grounded in the world of small business.

Originally from Port Macquarie (via New Zealand), Malinda has come full circle after living in various locations including the NT, QLD, the Macleay Valley and even internationally. She lives with her partner, a skilled chef, his son and their English Staffy, Wilfrid. When Malinda is not crunching numbers, you’ll find her embracing her musical side as a clarinet player in the Port Macquarie Hastings Municipal Band (by her own admission playing more ‘misses’ than ‘hits’), enjoying yoga or indulging in Mystery Audio Books.

Samantha is a Macleay Valley local growing up at Toorooka on a 5000-acre beef cattle operation. She has extensive experience with agribusiness and business finance having worked at a major bank for over 9 years. Samantha and her husband returned home to start their family.

Samantha has a passion for helping clients with their financial and lending needs, in particular farmers and self-employed clients, as an entrepreneur herself, Samantha runs multiple small businesses and is keen to help you with your next exciting venture be it commercial, rural, home lending or equipment finance.

Samantha loves work life balance spending as much time with her family, especially her husband Nick and their two children Harper and Jase. When she isn’t working, she is soaking up all things labrador, beach days and quality chats.

Trudy has had a diverse career and had spent 17 years working with a Credit Union, mostly in lending roles. In 2023 she lost a close friend and colleague and this made her reflect on the things that were important to her.
Realising that her work passions were going above and beyond to help her clients to achieve their personal and financial goals, she wanted to find a way to broaden what she could offer. Her enthusiasm, can do attitude, and skills meant that she was always a natural fit for the broking world and our team.
In early 2023 Trudy made the leap to resign from her full time role and join the broking world. She has completed her Cert IV and is excited to join the team.
Outside of work you will find Trudy spending quality time with friends and family and in her downtime she enjoys everything about her veggie garden, using her home grown produce in savoury cooking and her fur baby ‘Gilly’. Trudy can break her working life into a book of 4 chapters, she has written 3 and now begins the fourth.