Hugh Thomas

Hugh joined ResortBrokers in early 2024 and had a listing under contract in his first month, and three settlements for properties along the Great Ocean Road within his first six months.

“High-level commercial skills, especially an ability to understand financial statements in detail, a genuine care for my clients and a solutions-orientated approach founded in a positive attitude, are key to being a successful broker,” says Hugh.

Hugh continues to proactively serve his clients in West Victoria and has several multi-million-dollar listings on his books.

Prior to joining ResortBrokers, Hugh had a successful and varied business career, including 18 months as general manager at Colliers Western Region Victoria.

At Colliers, Hugh oversaw significant growth for the agency, formalising its presence in the Bendigo region and building on its established operations in Ballarat and Geelong.

Hugh’s initiatives at Colliers to spur development and profitability, as well as create a positive agency culture, contributed to Colliers Geelong winning the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s 2023 Commercial Agency of the Year Award.

Before Colliers, Hugh spent almost four years, from 2019 to 2022, as regional business manager with APCO Service Stations, Australia’s largest independent fuel and convenience provider. During Hugh’s tenure, his region enjoyed unprecedented year-on-year growth despite the significant challenges of the pandemic.

Before APCO, Hugh spent almost three years at Aussie Farmers Direct, which supplies 100% Australian fresh produce to over 100,000 customers across the country each week, where he oversaw more than 60 franchise rounds.

In 2009, Hugh founded and built his own successful waste management franchise, Mobile Skips. By the time he sold the business in 2015, Hugh and his business partners had achieved $2 million in revenue, with operations in four states and a national partnership across 80 sites with Australia’s leading hardware chain.

“I’m one for identifying and seizing big opportunities,” says Hugh. “Expanding ResortBrokers’ market share in South West Victoria is one of them. I hope to use all my past business experience, passion for commercial real estate and ability to build enduring relationships to drive ResortBrokers’ presence in this part of Victoria.”

When he is not spending time with his wife and three daughters, Hugh loves to surf off Thirteenth Beach at Barwon Heads on the Bellarine Peninsula, which the family have called home for the last six years. A keen follower of all sports, Melbourne-born Hugh is a diehard Bombers supporter.