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CLOSES 23RD AUGUST No 1:1828
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026
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backs fundraiser to bring cancer care closer to home By Deanne Jeffers DA F FODI L Day is obser ved t h is Thursday, August 20, and this year, community members can show their support for cancer causes by keeping their donations local, helping to fund the development of a fully Integrated Cancer Centre (ICC) in Shepparton. Continued Page 6
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100 REASONS TO CELEBRATE... The Ritchie girls from Numurkah have tapped into the secrets of long life. Baby of the family, Beverley Sharp nee’ Ritchie (right) turned 90 last month. Oldest of the sisters, Lorna will celebrate her 100th birthday this Friday. Photo: Aaron Cordy
‘Just don’t die’, the secret to a long life By Aaron Cordy THE secret to a long, happy life can be debated until the cows come home. When Lorna Harbor, nee’ Ritchie, says, “Fresh air, sunshine, riding bikes and not sitting around,” with a cheeky grin, it is worth taking notice, because this Friday, August
21, will be Lorna’s 100th birthday. Lorna is the oldest of three Ritchie girls born and raised in Naring, north of Numurkah, to Bob and Violet Ritchie, on the family farm with sheep, cropping, a Jersey Stud milking herd and thousands of chooks.
Beverley (Sharp), the baby of the family, turned 90 on Tuesday, July 28. And the shy Esme (Slapp) sits somewhere in the middle. The extraordinary life the sisters have lived seems a little lost on them, given all the incredible changes they have seen over Continued Page 13 the years.
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