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Originating from Bendigo in Victoria I ran my own accounting practice there for many years, however, wanting to follow the sun and the warm weather I decided to move to Queensland in 1993.
From July 2000 until joining Astute Accounting in 2024 I was a partner in another local accounting firm here in Cairns.
Having been in the accounting industry for more than 44 years my extensive knowledge allows me to specialise in assisting clients with their taxation and business accounting requirements.
I am a fellow of CPA Australia, and a registered self-managed superannuation fund auditor enabling me to carry out audits for incorporated associations, body corporates and self-managed superannuation funds.
I commit to providing a personalised service tailored to each client’s specific needs.
When not at work you will find me on my bike as I’m a keen cyclist and have been racing now for over 50 years. To prove that age is just a number I celebrated my 60th birthday by riding from Perth to Sydney and have also completed the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats ride in Great Britain – a distance of 1407 kilometres and stretches the length of the UK!
I had no understanding of how the insurance side of Astute worked. After my first visit with Peta I was blown away with how she explained everything to me. And what I didn’t understand she was happy to take the extra time to explain them again. I felt she was very thorough and when I left I was able to think about what suited my needs to make a decision on how I wanted to proceed. Thanks Peta for advice.
Astute are very professional & helpful. Would recommend these guys to anyone looking at refinancing or purchasing. Started with this team when they were in their little office, my how they have grown. Special thanks to Verena for all her help but all the staff are wonderful and great with the little ones as well J Thanks heaps.
John and the team looked after us on many fronts from mortgage, superannuation and even life insurance. We even compared rates on our new vehicle lease and Astute came through better than any bank.
These guys definitely have the XFactor
I was very impressed with the quality of service and support. Jasmin really went beyond to ensure my equipment loan went as smooth and quickly as possible which took a great deal of stress out of setting up my new business. I would highly recommend Astute’s EF team Donnie, Morene and Jasmin for any car or equipment loans.
I found every time I rang the office with a query the phone was answered promptly. Gus and his team stayed in contact at all times either by email or phone just to make sure I had complete understanding of the forms I was signing and the procedures they were taking to finalise the loan. I was never left wondering what happens next.
We were recommended from friends to see Fei Chan to discuss buying investment property. He was very polite, friendly, sincere and honest. But most importantly, he has made it clearer for us on how to build our property portfolio for a better future. For that, I too highly recommend his service to others.
Morene Rumble helped my partner and I get our finances in order with a personal loan to start saving for a house. I would highly recommend Morene to everyone, she’s very easy to talk to, friendly and makes you feel very comfortable with any situation.
