WEDNESDAY July 1 was day one of retirement for Coffs Coast real estate identity Peter Auld (71).
After three decades in property sales the man, born and raised in Bourke, looks back with a warm heart for the regions he served with passion: Nambucca Valley, Coffs Coast, Clarence Valley and Grafton.
“I am forever grateful for the vast experience I’ve enjoyed across blueberries, macadamia, bananas, cattle production, equine interests, tea-tree plantations, fruit tree plantations, to properties with beautiful river and creek frontage, to magnificent panoramic coastal sea and mountain views to clean open pastures and rainforest gullies,” Peter told News Of The Area.
Having considered joining another local real estate agent, incoming regulations in the industry beginning on July 1 made the decision easier for him to hand in the keys and sign off from the job.
Chatting with News Of The Area on day one, he’s beaming.
“I’ve made the right decision,” he said.
“I have been involved in the real estate industry since 1980, when I began working with my father at Bob Auld Real Estate in Nambucca Heads.”
From 1980 to 1984, he worked throughout the Nambucca Valley, developing a strong foundation in listing and selling property, particularly in rural areas.
On 23 March 2000, having achieved full licenses in 1998, he established Auld Property Sales, continuing his commitment as a dedicated rural specialist.
Over the years, he has gained extensive knowledge and experience across these regions.
From a deep understanding of local markets, land use, and rural property values, Peter Auld prided himself on providing a personalised service built on his decades of experience and strong community connections.
A martial arts devotee of 38 years, Peter has rolled up his two karate black belts for the last time following a total hip replacement.
He looks back with satisfaction on memorable matches and thrilling tournaments.
“There was one event that stands above all others.
“The 1983 Australian Kyokushin Open Full Contact Tournament held in the Sydney Opera House and attended by one of the most respected international karate leaders in the world at the time, Kancho Mas Oyama.”
Mr Auld believes karate discipline translates into one’s business and personal life, providing “self-discipline, respect for others, persistence, focus and better health.”
From arriving in the world in Bourke on his parents’ 18,000-acre sheep station, training as a wool classer, working in banking, timber and real estate industries he’s happy to hang up his hat in Coffs Harbour, living with his daughter and grandchildren.
Married for 43 years, sadly, Peter’s wife Helen passed away in 2018.
Dedicated to his family, business and hobbies, by his late 60s he had not given time to overseas travel.
Fascinated by Japanese history and the country’s modern culture, in October 2024 he set off to visit the captivating East Asia island nation.
He travelled hundreds of kilometres across Japan by bullet train observing the valleys, farms, orchards, and “endless mountains covered in natural vegetation, bamboo and timber plantations.”
His eye is now on touring Australia; first stop getting on the Ghan in Adelaide for a three-day trip to Darwin followed by sightseeing in Australia’s Top End multi-cultural, tropical city.
“You never know who you might meet, or what you might see,” he said.
By Andrea FERRARI
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