Meet the residents of Lutanda Manor retirement village
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Meet the residents of Lutanda Manor


Thursday, 17 April 2025

Meet the lovely people that make Lutanda Manor such a welcoming community.

Helen, a passionate painter and fashion enthusiast, loves dressing up and showcasing her artistic side in village fashion parades. Let's dive into her story and see what makes life at Lutanda Manor so special for Helen.

Helen loves dressing up for village fashion parades

"I get to wear beautiful outfits and don’t have to buy them!"

As a passionate painter for more than four decades, Helen is no stranger to the paintbrush. She’s painted countless oil canvases over the years and her creative works adorn the walls of her home.

"While I definitely wouldn’t say I’m a professional painter, I’ve been lucky enough to have exhibited my work a couple of times. But it’s mostly just a passion. I particularly like painting monotones, anything ethereal, really. I love ballet paintings and showcasing the light hitting the body in a Rembrandt sort of style," says Helen.

Helen’s love for all things art also shines through in her fashion and she’s an enthusiastic participant in village fashion parades. Helen’s not new to the runway either. Over the past 50 years, she’s been in various fashion events as a model through school, church and now in her retirement village. She loves the fun of strutting her stuff in the biannual fashion parades at Lutanda Manor. "I get to wear beautiful outfits and don’t have to buy them! I feel like a million dollars without actually spending a million bucks," Helen says. 

Besides painting and dressing the part, travel is another passion of Helen’s. Both in Australia and abroad. "My favourite holiday was our trip to Antarctica a few years ago," she says. A true artist at heart, it was the pristine colour of the vast landscape that took her breath away.

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