The Team

Madeleine Clark

Reservations and Guest Services

Madeleine has been visiting Jervis Bay since her teen years. After spending many years living in the Sutherland Shire, she bought a property locally in 2020 and became a resident following.

Having years of customer service experience in the jewellery industry, Madeleine purchased and ran her own holiday rental on the side. After making a success of this one property, she looked to further her knowledge and skills in the industry and started working for a holiday rental company.

Bringing much experience to the reservations and guest services role, Madeleine goes out of her way on a daily basis to help and assist our guests, ensuring they receive a 5-star experience from their first enquiry through until their day of departure.

Madeleine’s helpful and understanding approach ensures all our guests feel the love from Experience Jervis Bay.

Belinda Newson

Property Management

Belinda has lived and worked in Jervis Bay since 2003 and started working in the real estate industry in 2004. 

Having worked in all areas of real estate since 2004, including permanent rentals, sales administration, office administration and holiday rentals, it is holiday rentals where Belinda’s passion is and what she loves to do.

With a true understanding of Jervis Bay and all it has to offer, along with an intimate knowledge of our portfolio of properties, Belinda is perfectly positioned to work with our property owners to provide a smooth management process.

A can-do attitude, helpful approach and friendly smile make Belinda an integral part of the Experience Jervis Bay team.

Ashlie Drury

Property Management

Having family connections and visiting Jervis Bay for most of her life, Ashlie finally made the move that was always going to happen to Jervis Bay in 2021.

A lifetime property manager with loads of experience, Ashlie has been managing properties since she left school. Having worked in all the roles that a property management department offers, there is nothing that Ashlie doesn’t know about property management.

A true ‘helper’, Ashlie will always go above and beyond to do what she can to ensure a smooth management process for our owners, always receiving positive feedback from everyone that she works with.

Ashlie’s experience, knowledge and ability to help people makes her a key member of the team at Experience Jervis Bay.

Amrick Andrado

Virtual Assistant

Living in Sri Lanka, Amrick completed his university studies in Melbourne before returning to Sri Lanka to live.

With a professional career crossing between hotels and property management, Amrick’s skills and experience made for the perfect match to understand the needs of guests and wants of owners.

Working remotely as a virtual assistant, Amrick completes many tasks and various roles across the business, supporting and ensuring our team on the ground is operating as efficiently as possible.

A great team player, Amrick is always willing to go above and beyond to ensure that everything that needs to be done is done.

Lynda Amrstrong

Team Leader and Finance

Lynda has been a Shoalhaven local her whole life and spent a number of years living in Jervis Bay, an area she loves more than most.

With a wealth of experience, having spent several years working in a traditional real estate office in support and administration roles, Lynda finished up working with the management team and running the support team across the business.

With a love of Jervis Bay, a focus on customer service and support, and a desire to help all those she meets, Lynda makes the perfect team leader. She helps and guides our team where needed while looking after finance across the business.

A guest will always feel assured, and an owner will always feel comfortable working with Lynda.

Hamish Smith

Director – Rates and Revenue

Having grown up in a family-run holiday rental business Hamish was always bound to continue on in the industry.

The family business consisted of 250 holiday rentals in the UK and growing up in and around the business means Hamish has a built in understanding of what’s required to run a successful holiday rental. In addition to running holiday rentals and other roles in the tourism and hospitality industry he was also an accredited quality inspector for the English Tourism Board – Visit England meaning he has a true understanding of standards and requirements. 

Since arriving in Australia Hamish has continued on in the tourism and hospitality sector in a number of senior roles prior to joining the team and launching the rebranding of Experience Jervis Bay.

A true professional with a complete understanding of what’s required in the day to day management of a holiday rental property your property could not be in safer hands.

Able Walsh

Director – Marketing and Operations

Having lived and worked in Jervis Bay since 1998, starting in real estate in 2004 and launching his own business in 2006, Able has a full and complete understanding of all aspects of real estate including sales, rentals and of course holiday rentals.

After leaving school Able joined the Royal Australian Navy which is how he was introduced to the Shoalhaven and when he fell in love with all it has to offer. After completing 4 years in the Navy, he spent a couple of years working locally in the tourism and hospitality industry on the Dolphin Watch, Whale Watch and Dive boats and in local cafes and restaurants amongst other ‘lifestyle jobs’.

Having owned, operated and managed a number of businesses in Jervis Bay, including a real estate business, a guest house, a Cafe and, of course, Experience Jervis Bay, Able has a solid understanding of both the industry and Jervis Bay.

Having been an active member of Jervis Bay Tourism (the local tourism group), Visit Huskisson (the Huskisson Chamber of Commerce), and other local community groups, Able is in a solid position to offer advice and assist with anything related to property and Jervis Bay.

With an internal drive to consistently improve and deliver the best outcome for all involved, Able believes that using technology as a friend is a great way to provide better service and achieve better client outcomes.