75 Years of Shaping Communities in Australia.
From a St Kilda shopfront in the 1950s to Australia's most trusted name in
residential property.
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West Melton, 1970s. One of many communities Oliver Hume has built across Victoria's growing suburbs.
Where It Started
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1950S–1960S: FOUNDATIONS
Guy Hume & Co., 127 Acland Street, St Kilda Before Oliver Hume existed, there was Guy Hume. A real estate agent in St Kilda, selling homes in Elwood and Brighton when houses still listed in pounds.
Classified Ad Pre 1966
1970S–1980S: THE
SUBURBAN EXPANSION ERA
SUBURBAN EXPANSION ERA
Melbourne was pushing outward and Oliver Hume pushed with it. By November 1976, the company was running a dedicated southern branch out of Lalor, running full-page spreads in the Whittlesea Post. Thomastown, Bundoora, Epping. Every one a suburb that didn't yet know it was becoming a community
South Eastern Real Estate News - 1995
2002: A NEW ERA
January 2002: new shareholders, new leadership, new direction. Gerrard Ellis, Paul Ciprian, Daniela Dal Bon. The Property Report called it 'A New Era' - and it was. The language was changing from homes to communities: Marriott Waters. Taylors Lakes. Sovereign Crest.
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2021: PAST THE BORDER
For 70 years, Oliver Hume's story was a Melbourne story. Then, in 2021, it became an Australian one. Two projects launched in South Australia before the year was out. A third state. A new skyline.
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Oliver Hume - Established 1952
R.E.S.I. That's where this story begins. Verified: classified ad shows Guy Hume & Co., R.E.S.I., 127 Acland St, St Kilda — pound-denominated listing (pre-1966).
The Post - November 10, 1976
1995: THE MANAGEMENT
BUYOUT
BUYOUT
In July 1995, after Peter Schmidt's 20-year tenure, four existing shareholders took the helm: Michael Duster, Bob Hand, Gerrard Ellis and Douglas Willox. The Oliver Hume Group was responsible for approximately 20 percent of all residential land sales in Victoria. The buyout wasn't a break. It was a bet on what the business could become.
Oliver Hume Property Report, Vol. 3, January
2002
2000S–2010S: THE COMMUNITIES ERA
The projects grew. So did the ambition. Oliver Hume became the go-to partner for developers shaping Melbourne's outer ring: west, north, south-east. Purpose-built land sales centres replaced suburban shopfronts. Flags flew over freshly turned earth. Every community was a suburb being born.
St. Andrews Lot - 2021
TODAY: 75 YEARS IN
Seventy-five years on, Oliver Hume continues to shape communities across Australia while looking ahead to the future of residential living, growth and placemaking. What started at 127 Acland Street is now on the skyline at Southbank and in every growth corridor from Melbourne to Adelaide.
Where It Started
(Click images to view)
1950S–1960S: FOUNDATIONS
Guy Hume & Co., 127 Acland Street, St Kilda Before Oliver Hume existed, there was Guy Hume. A real estate agent in St Kilda, selling homes in Elwood and Brighton when houses still listed in pounds.
R.E.S.I. That's where this story begins.Verified: classified ad shows Guy Hume & Co., R.E.S.I., 127 Acland St, St Kilda — pound-denominated listing (pre-1966).
1970S–1980S: THE
SUBURBAN EXPANSION ERA
SUBURBAN EXPANSION ERA
Melbourne was pushing outward and Oliver Hume pushed with it. By November 1976, the company was running a dedicated southern branch out of Lalor, running full-page spreads in the Whittlesea Post. Thomastown, Bundoora, Epping. Every one a suburb that didn't yet know it was becoming a community
1995: THE MANAGEMENT
BUYOUT
BUYOUT
In July 1995, after Peter Schmidt's 20-year tenure, four existing shareholders took the helm: Michael Duster, Bob Hand, Gerrard Ellis and Douglas Willox. The Oliver Hume Group was responsible for approximately 20 percent of all residential land sales in Victoria. The buyout wasn't a break. It was a bet on what the business could become.
2002: A NEW ERA
January 2002: new shareholders, new leadership, new direction. Gerrard Ellis, Paul Ciprian, Daniela Dal Bon. The Property Report called it 'A New Era' - and it was. The language was changing from homes to communities: Marriott Waters. Taylors Lakes. Sovereign Crest.
2000S–2010S: THE COMMUNITIES ERA
The projects grew. So did the ambition. Oliver Hume became the go-to partner for developers shaping Melbourne's outer ring: west, north, south-east. Purpose-built land sales centres replaced suburban shopfronts. Flags flew over freshly turned earth. Every community was a suburb being born.
2021: PAST THE BORDER
For 70 years, Oliver Hume's story was a Melbourne story. Then, in 2021, it became an Australian one. Two projects launched in South Australia before the year was out. A third state. A new skyline.
TODAY: 75 YEARS IN
Seventy-five years on, Oliver Hume continues to shape communities across Australia while looking ahead to the future of residential living, growth and placemaking. What started at 127 Acland Street is now on the skyline at Southbank and in every growth corridor from Melbourne to Adelaide.
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