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Big celebration for 100th birthday ALLEN Parker celebrated his 100th birthday with family and friends in Mentone late last month. Parker has been a gunner on supply ships to the north of Australia, a linesman for the State Electricity Commission, a builders labourer, and a fencing contractor. He and his six siblings moved from Birchip to Cranbourne, Dingley, Mentone, and Beaumaris before he turned 10. Allen Parker met his wife Leila at a Hampton dance in 1948. The couple shared 64 years of memories together. Parkers’ passions include horse racing, gardening, and tennis. “I loved gardening, and I loved going floundering at night and catching fresh fish to barbecue,” he said. His 100th birthday party was held at Avonlea Grange Mentone, where Parker now resides, with his family and friends on September 28. The centenarian says one of the keys to a long life is to stay active. “The best advice is to live cleanly. Everything in moderation,” he said.
LEGENDS of the Skies Theatre Company members rehearse. Picture: Supplied
Plays show aviation history A GROUP of performers young and old are working on a series of short plays on the history of Australian aviation. The performers, from Chelsea, Mentone and Mordialloc, are part of the Legends of the Skies Theatre Company. A cast of experienced actors, alongside ten students, will perform at Moorabbin Air Museum later this month as part of the Kingston Seniors’ Festival. It is their 11th series of short performances. The theatre group’s short performances will feature plays and musical tributes to pilots and other Australian icons, some with local connections. The group will perform at the Moorabbin Air Museum’s Casey Hanger between 26 October and 29 October. Night performances begin from 7.30PM on 26, 27, and 28 October, 2pm matinees will take place on 28 and 29 October. Tickets are $20. To purchase visit trybooking. com/CLECY or phone 95802387.
ALLEN Parker has celebrated his 100th birthday. Picture: Supplied
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11 October 2023
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