Meet Andrew
Andrew Telford is the resident director in the firm’s Whitsunday office which is situated in the Whitsunday Business Centre which is next to the Coles Supermarket at Cannonvale. The office is accessible with abundant car parking and there is a lift which means that, those who need to, can avoid stairs.
Andrew is from a cane farming family and was born and raised in Proserpine. He practised law in Proserpine for many years and has since 2000 had an office in Airlie Beach. Andrew has the benefit of being a hands on local solicitor and can empathise with the local people as well as people from outside the region. Clients can benefit from Andrew’s local experience as well as the personal relationships that he has within the Whitsunday area. Andrew was admitted as a solicitor in 1991 and recently has worked mostly in commercial and property related matters.
Andrew is married to Rachelle and he has two sons and a daughter. Rachelle is a hands on mum who loves Crossfit. Andrew is happy to be either fishing with Jack or weightlifting with Mitchell. Jack is keen about sports fishing (bait fishing is very much frowned upon!!) and has encouraged Andrew, at some expense, to buy a boat, ute and build a shed to accommodate these ‘accessories’. Andrew has also learned how to hold a fish ‘properly’ for an Instagram post. Mitchell can usually be found in the gym where he is excelling as a powerlifter. Andrew’s daughter Abby is quite an intellectual having an avid interest in languages and psychology.
Areas of Expertise
Andrew Telford specialises in property law, agribusiness, and estate planning with deep roots in Queensland’s Whitsunday region.
Accreditations
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
Affiliations
Member of Queensland Law Society
articles by Andrew
News and Insights
December 13, 2022
Christie Leet and the Sherpa Property Group
I grew up with Christie Leet. Although I am a couple of years older than Christie, we are both sons of Proserpine sugar cane farmers and we attended the same schools in Proserpine. We have shared career paths that have run in a parallel, complimentary fashion for many decades. Christie’s career has progressed significantly over…
February 12, 2022
Eulogy – John George Telford
Last week one of our directors, Andrew Telford, said goodbye to his father, John.
August 13, 2019
Airlie Beach Running Festival
Macrossan and Amiet entered a team in the Airlie Beach Running Festival Corporate Challenge on Sunday 21 July 2019. The team came in first, beating Whitsunday Law – by a significant margin! Sam Sticklan came first for the women with a time of 23 minutes 48 seconds. Her son, Seb Sticklan, came first for the…
May 20, 2019
A Brief History of the Whitsunday Gold Coffee Farm
Whitsunday Gold Coffee Farm is a multi-faceted tourist facility, catering for the local community as well as tourists.
July 6, 2017
Prestige Developments still happening in Airlie Beach
Two major residential projects in the Whitsunday region are continuing with construction and development in the wake of tropical cyclone Debbie.
April 6, 2017
Craig Turner ~ Profile
Craig Turner and myself have something in common. That is, when we are seen out in public with our respective wives, the general consensus would appear to be that both Craig and I are “punching above our weight”. Given the respective nature of both our physiques, this is a significant disparity but one that I…
March 13, 2017
Andrew Willcox ~ Profile
Growing up in Proserpine I heard the family name “Willcox” from Bowen come up from time to time. Our local Water Resources representative was a fellow by the name of Trevor Willcox from Bowen. I went to the Willcox farm a few years ago with a friend who was buying a piece of equipment. I…
April 6, 2016
Congratulations – James McDonald
Congratulations James McDonald, who has recently been recognised by Honda as one of the top mechanics in Australia.
March 2, 2016
Claire Storace – Admission as a Solicitor
Claire Storace, who completed her traineeship with Andrew Telford at Macrossan & Amiet’s Cannonvale office, was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland on Monday the 8th February 2016.
June 22, 2015
A Personal Perspective of Gene Paterson
This month’s newsletter announces Gene Paterson’s retirement as the Managing Director of Macrossan and Amiet and Stuart Naylor as his replacement in that role.