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The only premier gay, lesbian and transgender retirement haven in the village - introducing Linton Estate

Peter Dickson has dreamed and planned for decades about a retirement community for gays, lesbians and transgender people. A conversation at a dinner party sixteen years ago inspired Peter to pursue this dream and that dream has come to fruition with the introduction of LINTON ESTATE.

Oscar Wilde wrote in The Picture of Dorian Gray, the tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young! The tragedy of old age in Australia for the gay community is an ever increasing problem and there is increasing evidence among the Australian gay population that there are major concerns that a growing number within the gay, lesbian and transgender community in particular are facing a discriminatory environment when it comes to current attitudes to ageing and the development of facilities and / or services for same sex attracted people.

Post war baby boomers have started to retire, with large numbers of openly gay, lesbian and transgender people entering old age for the first time, the emerging questions is raised, what is going to happen to this once invisible group of people in their old age? Never have there been so many people heading into retirement age in Australia, and baby boomers are on the move from sea changes, to tree changes they are moving out in abundance out of the cities, and facing their future, the questions arise will they eventually be forced to submit to old institutions, draining the color and freedom from their lives. Or will they continue to live the life they have enjoyed as a life choice like minded people to surround themselves with.

The answer is LINTON ESTATE, a $26 million project with 120 single storey independent living units, a village mini bus, 24/7 emergency system, tennis court, bowling green, club house, the fi rst premier gay, lesbian and transgender retirement haven will be environment friendly – with solar HWS, grey water systems, water tanks, solar power, storm water lake and creek, it also boasts an open air theatre for twilight concerts.

Situated in the town of Ballan in Victoria in the Shire of Moorabool, a 60 minute drive from Melbourne CBD LINTON ESTATE boasts is majority owned by a gay person, Peter Dickson, “I talked about this at a dinner party 16 years ago with friends, and from a comment about how we should all live together when we grow old has grown into this, I have invested well and was able to bring this dream into fruition, there are a lot of lonely people out there and older people are the history of Australia. I wanted Linton Estate to be different to other retirement facilities and this has now come about, it’s a wonderful achievement for all” said Dickson.

Ageing with dignity regardless of sexual preference is everyone’s right.

Peter Dickson is available for interviews.

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