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Our customer service awards

See what RateMyAgent awards McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management has won

National Top 100Australia
City WinnerGeelong
Suburb WinnerGeelong
Suburb WinnerNewtown

7x City Top 5Geelong - 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
5x National Top 100Australia - 2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
5x Suburb WinnerNewtown - 2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
4x City WinnerGeelong - 2026, 2022, 2021, 2020

Meet the team

Get to know the 13 property managers at McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management.

Caz Trotter

Operations Manager

About Caz

Caz Trotter brings two decades of experience in real estate operations, offering a wealth of knowledge that supports the success of McGrath Geelong | Newtown. A passionate and dedicated leader, Caz is committed to empowering her team, fostering individual growth, and ensuring they deliver exceptional service to valued clients. Known for creating clear career paths, Caz prioritizes the development and long-term success of her team members. With a proven track record in logistics, event management, project management, trust accounting, and people management, she has led her operations team through numerous accomplishments in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Having won multiple awards in the field of operations, Caz continues to contribute to the ongoing growth and success of McGrath with her passion for excellence and leadership. Away from work Caz enjoys spending time with her young family, playing netball, doing pilates and waterskiing in the summer months.

Sally Rabbas

New Client Consultant

sallyrabbas@mcgrath.com.au

About Sally

Sally delivers a strong drive and enthusiasm for providing a six-star service. Sally is a highly organised individual, with a sharp eye for detail. Sally prides herself on her approachable nature, excellent customer service and professionalism. Clients are guaranteed to be greeted with a smile. An ultimate multi-tasker with the ability to solve an issue without hesitation. Honesty and empathy are her highest priorities with over 11 years of experience in customer service and understanding the client's needs and wants, supports these invaluable skills. Sally enjoys spending her weekends travelling along the Great Ocean Road, being at the beach and spending time with her dog, Bear.

Rajesh Chaubay

Leasing Manager

rajeshchaubay@mcgrath.com.au

About Rajesh

Leasing Consultant Rajesh Chaubay is a dedicated professional who provides efficient processes for both renters and rental providers. Based in McGrath's Geelong office, he works alongside some of the area's most respected and experienced industry experts. After completing his Bachelor of Architectural Design, Rajesh matched his passion for real estate with hard work that resulted in a swift transition into his current role. Rajesh works diligently and persistently to coordinate inspections and keep rental providers up-to-date with the condition of their assets. An astute listener, Rajesh is calm under pressure and resolves complex issues in an effective and timely manner. A local for over 10 years, Rajesh loves to cook and travel and speaks fluent Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali.

Despina Palermo

Senior Property Manager

About Despina

Passionate, dedicated, driven, focused are just some of the qualities Despina brings to the McGrath team. With over 10 years of experience, Despina’s focus is delivering the highest quality of service to clients through clear communication and her attention to detail. Born and raised in Geelong, Despina has a lifetime of knowledge of the demographics of the region and a finger on the fast-changing pace of the market. Outside of the office, Despina is a loving mother to one little girl, a Geelong Mums Volunteer, and a keen triathlete.

Jane Wang

Senior Property Manager

About Jane

Jane Wang is a passionate and proactive member of our team and has the added advantage of being fluent in English and Mandarin. Jane graduated from RMIT University and started her career in the residential construction industry before moving into property management. With three years of construction administration experience and two years in the property management industry, Jane brings excellent customer service skills as an Associate Property Manager. Away from the office, Jane loves to spend her time going on day trips with friends and being adventurous.

Megan Paulden

Senior Property Manager

About Megan

Megan’s positive and empathetic nature will indeed place you in comfortable hands. Open and well-presented, communication is Megan’s key priority when liaising with her rental providers and renters alike, having a good partnership is the utmost advantage for her clients. Megan prides herself on the high level of customer service she delivers. Megan is professional and friendly, she loves the challenges Property Management offers as no two days are the same. When away from the office Megan enjoys spending time with family and friends and walking her beloved dog on the beach.

About us

Providing real estate excellence and an exceptional client experience, McGrath Geelong | Newtown is proud to offer industry leading sales and property management services. A strong team of trusted professionals and local experts, the people at McGrath Geelong | Newtown are adeptly led by Principals David Cortous and Jim Cross, Director Mergim Ibrahimi and General Manager Caz Trotter. Bolstered by unsurpassed local knowledge and a drive for top results, the team is dedicated to upholding McGrath's reputation as premier real estate specialists.

Tenant review

4 days ago

Smooth, straightforward and extremely pleasant.

Everyone that we have dealt with so far at McGrath has been extremely lovely. The process has been smooth and stress free and communication has been great.

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management

(2 reviews)

Landlord review

12 days ago

Professional, helpful & proactive

Great experience from initial enquiry through to sourcing tenant & managing easy to work with , helpful and very diligent in pre inspection & managing tenant change over. Superb

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management

(2 reviews)

Tenant review

18 days ago

Professional and efficient

I found the application and onboarding process to be smooth and respectful. I sometimes find that agents will ask for a huge amount of information (which they're not supposed to), but McGrath didn't do that. They kept it very professional, above board, and stayed in touch about the progress of my application. The agent checked a couple of details in person at the property for me while I was organising the move in, and provided all the important info way ahead of time. I enjoyed selling through them and I'm sure I'll enjoy renting through them, too.

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management

(2 reviews)

Landlord review

23 days ago

Honest, Diligent, Professional and communicative

The team at McGrath have been thoroughly professional and communicative through the entire rental process. I would definitely recommend them.

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management

(2 reviews)

Tenant review

24 days ago

Exceptional Service - Highly Recommend Jasmine Jerez.

We had a fantastic experience working with Jasmine Jerez at McGrath Geelong. From the moment we met her at the inspection, she was incredibly friendly and welcoming. What really stood out was the "smooth process" from start to finish. Jasmine provided very clear and quick responses to all our phone calls and emails, making communication effortless. We were amazed at the efficiency—we secured the house within just 1.5 days of our inspection! If you are looking for an agent who is professional, responsive, and genuinely helpful, we highly recommend Jasmine. Thank you for making our move so much easier!

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management

(2 reviews)

Tenant review

about 1 month ago

Fast and comprehensive process

They are knowledgeable, approachable and kind.

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management

(2 reviews)

Our rental properties

McGrath Geelong | Newtown Property Management has 27 properties for rent and rented 417 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity