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2016 Manager of the Year revealed

  • November 29, 2016

2016 Manager of the Year revealed

Victoria’s Janet Fisher has taken the crown of national Manager of the Year for 2016 for her outstanding work at Lendlease’s Meadowvale village in Melbourne.

Janet has been manager at Meadowvale’s community of 225 residents since 2007, and has worked together with residents to ensure it remains a vibrant and active community, with upgrades to communal buildings and villas that are now 30 years old.

Janet has implemented sustainable, solar powered street lighting throughout the village to reduce residents’ utility bills, and established strong community connections with the Bunarong Men’s Shed located at the village, which is a national initiative promoting men’s health. She oversaw a change to the village’s pet policy, making it ‘pet friendly’ and consulted residents to allay any concerns they may have had.

She now mentors other village managers in the Lendlease portfolio on how to enhance resident lifestyles by fostering strong community connections and creating a caring culture, with high occupancy rates and resident satisfaction levels. 

Janet was praised by residents in her nomination for her capacity to deal with everyday maintenance issues and ensuring every resident, including those not comfortable with expressing their view in a public forum, can raise any concerns with confidence.

Janet received her award in front of more than 400 industry leaders at the National Retirement Living Summit from award sponsor Programmed Property Services. Thanks again to Programmed for their long-term support of the award – without it, we wouldn’t be able to recognise these terrific grassroots achievements and give them the industry exposure they deserve.

Congratulations again goes to Janet and to all the national finalists for 2016 – read more about them all on our Retirement Living website.

  • Victoria/Tasmania and National Winner: Janet Fisher, Meadowvale (Lendlease)
  • New South Wales/ACT: Mike Lans, The Arbour Berry
  • Queensland: Kevin and Mika Humphreys, Eureka Care Rockhampton (Eureka Group)
  • South Australia/Northern Territory: Vicki Neilson, Elliot Gardens (Lendlease)
  • Western Australia: Andrea Fitzpatrick, Murdoch Village (St Ives)

All successful villages had a complementary morning tea hosted by Programmed, and as national winner Janet also receives a travel voucher to help her enjoy a well-earned break in the future.

We look forward to running the Manager of the Year award program again in 2017.