LWP Group

Brendan Acott

Brendan became Managing Director in July 2019. 

Brendan’s broad banking, finance and commercial experience in property development and investment are enhanced by his ability to track and predict industry trends.

He has led significant property development investment opportunities for a large West Australian Financial Institution and was a senior executive at an ASX 300 listed property Investment Company where he was responsible for a property portfolio of in excess of $500 million. Brendan has also been an executive Director of several unlisted public syndicated land development companies.

Brendan is planning and execution focused, with expertise in commercial, industrial and retail property investments, as well as funds management activities.

During his career he has also led development services teams at boutique property development companies in Perth and demonstrated his skill in actively managing land assets to deliver commercial returns that outperform forecast results.

As the Group’s MD, Brendan is committed to growing tomorrow’s industry leaders with a dynamic and proactive team. 

Danny Murphy

With more than 30 years of experience in the urban development industry, Danny has been instrumental in the creation of master-planned communities across all mainland states of Australia.

Danny's new role as executive Chairman in LWP Group will see him providing strategic insight with a focus on urban design, innovation and business development. 

After a period as Managing Director of Japanese-owned Sanwa Property Group, Danny formed LWP Property Group in 2000 and since then he has overseen the development of numerous award-winning communities.

Danny is a chartered accountant, member of the Governance Institute and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Alan Neville

As General Manager of Finance and Administration, Alan is responsible for the management of all LWP Group’s corporate, financial and administrative matters.

Alan joined LWP when it was formed in 2000 and he has extensive experience in government joint ventures, having been the appointed project accountant and company secretary on the Ellenbrook Joint Venture for 11 years.

Alan has a Bachelor of Commerce degree and he’s a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and Company Secretaries Australia.

Heather Awcock

Heather has been with LWP Property Group since its formation in 2000, when she was responsible for the marketing of our flagship project, Ellenbrook

With the success of this award-winning project, Heather’s role has grown significantly to encompass the marketing of all our projects together with the overall communication strategy for LWP.

Heather’s passion for sustainable living has seen this discipline added to her responsibilities, and she also applies her strong digital skills to drive LWP’s online development strategy.

Heather is a past board member of Ellenbrook Arts and a past board member of the Swan Valley Tourism Council and the Swan Valley Marketing Group.

Alf Lay

Since joining LWP Property Group in 2014, Alf has been responsible for overseeing the timely delivery of project management across all of our communities in WA.

Previously, Alf held senior positions in the WA State Government, including six years with the Department of Premier and Cabinet and three years with the East Perth and Subiaco Redevelopment Authorities.

Alf is a UDIA National Council Member and National Secretary. He’s also been a UDIA (WA) Councillor for ten years and Treasurer for the past eight years. And he’s the Chairperson of a not-for-profit community support group.

Stephen Thompson

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Construction Management, Bachelor of Building, and a Master of Economics (Property) and has been Project Director for Huntlee since October 2013. From mid-2010 until his appointment to Huntlee, he was Project Manager for LWP’s flagship development, Ellenbrook in Western Australia. 

Previous to joining LWP, Stephen worked for a number of property developers in WA, primarily as a consultant project manager. This included work with government development corporations and private development companies on a diverse range of projects from large inner-suburban regeneration through to regional tourism developments.

Previously Stephen worked overseas including as Commercial Manager in a large project team tasked with developing a major multinational resort development on a remote island in the Caribbean. Stephen was based in London but the project spanned the globe in terms of resourcing, procurement and construction.

Stephen’s earlier career included working for a number of high-net-worth private boutique development companies in WA and several years working in Queensland.

Born and educated in Melbourne, when the position at Huntlee became available, Stephen welcomed the opportunity to move back east and take on the role of guiding the Hunter’s first new town in more than 50 years through it’s highly demanding but equally rewarding first years of development.