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Wandin Senior Citizens Club celebrate its 50th birthday



The Wandin Senior Citizens Club’s 50th birthday celebration was a “roaring success”.

The birthday celebration took place at the Wandin District Senior Citizens Centre in Wandin North from 9.30am to 3.30pm and saw the club go all out on food and celebrations.

Wandin Senior Citizens Club president Clare Gothard said everyone got involved and had fun at the event.

“It was a roaring success. We had the Flash Back Duo singing and everyone got involved and sang a tune or two,” Ms Gothard said.

The club cooks, Charmaine and Julie, cooked up a storm with pork, beef and chicken on the menu, plus desserts and the birthday cake.

The cooks then cut the cake to mark the 50 year anniversary.

Having only stepped into the president role recently, Ms Gothard planned to lift the club up and make it more social and exciting which will inject new life into the club established in 1975.

The event wrapped up with everyone working together.

“As always the whole club got together and cleaned up,” she said.

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