Ben Forrest

About me

Ben has spent most of his life in the agribusiness sector. Born and raised on grazing country in Western Qld, he spent the first half of his life on the land and working on properties in Qld and NSW during the 1990's. After then he returned to Qld and completed a degree in Agribusiness at UQ, Gatton and transitioned to rural property transactions with Ray White Rural Longreach, owning and operating the franchise.

After 12 months abroad, Ben then spent 5 years at Rabobank Brisbane lending to a wide range of agribusiness clients before moving across to Colliers International Brisbane. From 2016 he was involved in medium and large scale transactions across Qld, in the 2019 year heading up the Qld property team.

Ben has been involved in over 60 transactions with a value of $300m+ which has included a wide variety of agri sectors. He is also a qualified finance broker.