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I grew up in Victoria and spent my early years exploring life close to home, but my love for travel soon took me around Australia. I found a special connection with Darwin for a few years, and later, after the birth of my daughter, my family and I made the move to Hobart.
It was in Hobart that my journey in finance began. I started out as a Finance & Insurance Manager at a car yard, which gave me a solid foundation, and eventually transitioned into personal lending. That path led me to a role as a Home Finance Specialist in banking, where I discovered how much I enjoy helping people navigate their own finance journeys — whether it’s buying a first home or planning their next move.
Even while living in Hobart, Cairns had always captured our hearts. From the tropical climate to the Great Barrier Reef, Port Douglas, and lush rainforests, every visit left us dreaming of one day calling it home. After careful planning, we finally took the leap and sold our home to make that dream a reality. Now, living in Cairns, we’re embracing the tropical lifestyle we’d always imagined — and loving every minute of it.
You have a brilliant team there. I have been a customer for many years from the first time deal with John and his team. It’s great to walk in and be treated as a friend, as well as a customer –
Jimmydee has been a great help in assisting me with my home loan. I was recommended to Jimmydee by a friend as I was unsure on where to begin for my first home. He made it easy, giving step by step assistance. He is incredibly patient and explains things in simple terms to make everything easy to understand. He was able to go through all the options with me and made making a decision simplistic. He is quick to reply and fast acting. I would recommend JD to anyone in the market for a broker as my experience has been fantastic.
We have worked with Prue and Gus on our financing for 5 years now, this included both mortgages and personal loans. They have always been professional, upfront and genuine. I can’t recommend them highly enough, and now have a number of friends that use their services that have reported the same experience. Don’t go anywhere else for financial services.
Thank you to Crystal, Damien and John for helping me with my home loan recently. Your hard work is greatly appreciated and made a stressful time much easier.
Can’t recommend these guys enough!! –
I could not recommend Astute and their amazing team more! They have made our journey of home buying simple and easy, taking all the stress of necessary steps off us. Will be doing any of our financial needs with them from now on! –
We recently returned to Astute as repeat customers, and once again Crystal and Peter delivered an exceptional experience. Their professionalism, clear communication, and genuine care made the entire process smooth and stress‑free from start to finish.
Crystal is always incredibly organised and proactive, keeping us updated at every step, while Peter’s knowledge and guidance gave us complete confidence in our decisions. It’s rare to find a team that consistently goes above and beyond, but that’s exactly what they do.
Thank you both for another outstanding experience – this is why we keep coming back. Highly recommend Crystal, Peter, and the team at Astute!
My journey towards my first home loan was smooth and seamless thanks to the help from the team at Astute Finance. I was assisted by Peter and Crystal who were wonderful to deal with. All my questions and concerns were taken care of and I would absolutely recommend giving them a call. Thankyou team Astute 🙂
