The active member of the nation’s leading training program for Village Managers received the most nominations for the state award.
A resident of BlueCare’s Fraser Shores 1 retirement community in Hervey Bay, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, nominated Deon for the award.
“I speak for many people when I say we strongly recommend (Mr Moran) for ‘Manager of the Year’, and I say once more: if all other managers were classed as being normal, then Deon Moran is NOT normal,” long-time resident Margaret Crump said, adding lightning-fast to clarify that if previous managers were normal, Deon is the polar opposite and, in fact, the “best manager that we’ve had in Fraser Shores.”
Deon said when he was told of his nomination he was emotional, humbled and wanted to state “it’s a community and a team that deliver what we do every day.”
He has a background in sales, business, marketing, and strategy and previously worked for large organisations like Coca-Cola, Suntory, Channel 7, and NewsCorp, but moved into retirement living in early 2023 with a burning desire to make a difference.
Former DCM Institute participant Melinda Akehurst, who is Community Manager at Aveo’s Bayview Gardens retirement living community in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, was named NSW/ACT Village Manager of the Year in Sydney last Thursday. She joined Aveo in 2013 after a 20-year career in the telecommunications industry.
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