Mary and Bruce Reid received a very pleasant surprise last Saturday evening when family and friends began gathering at their home to help them celebrate 50 years of marriage.
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This surprise get-together was organised by their daughters Lynsie and Kylie with the help of the couple’s many friends.
Mary and Bruce were married in St. Fergal’s Catholic Church, Hay on October 7, 1972 and have lived all their married years in Tocumwal.
The evening also gave family a chance to catch up with Kylie and her two children, Tobias and Adelise, who have recently moved from Switzerland to take up residence in Australia. Husband Olivia will join the family early in December.
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Melbourne Cup Day is fast approaching and is always a weekend full of excitement and colour.
Tocumwal Golf Club is hosting its annual golf tournament on Tuesday, November 1 from 11am, before everyone makes their way into the clubhouse for Melbourne Cup share platters.
The platters are $50 each pre-ordered, or $60 on the day, and cater for four people.
The races will be on the big screen with sweeps, TAB facilities and even a range of cocktails to celebrate the day.
To book a table or grazing platter, call the TGBC reception on 03 5874 9111.
The courtesy bus will be available from 9am.
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Tocumwal Golf and Bowls Club is hosting a Kids Halloween Party on Monday, October 31.
The event will be an afternoon filled with lots of fun for the whole family, with a spooky treasure hunt and awards for the best dressed.
Kids will eat free, with a tasty ice cream with each kids’ meal.
The Halloween Party starts at 4.30pm.
Bookings are advised by calling 03 5874 9111.
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Tocumwal Lions Community Hostel will be holding its Annual Fete on Sunday, October 30 from 9am to 1pm.
Weather permitting, the fete will be at 21-23 Jerilderie Street, Tocumwal with a backup plan of hosting the event at the Lions Care Centre (old Bowling Club) if it happens to rain.
There will be a mass of stalls including arts and crafts, produce and cakes, books, plants, and drinks as well as a raffle, spinning wheel, pancakes, and barbecue.
The hostel residents and staff look forward to seeing you all there for what is always a great morning.
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As a special exhibit in the display hangar this week, the mighty Grumman Avenger, a crowd favourite at the Tocumwal Airshow, has returned to the Tocumwal Aviation Museum.
The Avenger was a WW2 aircraft carrier-based torpedo bomber and the largest single engine aircraft built during the war.
This is an incredible opportunity for our community to get up close and personal to this enormous and impressive aircraft which you may have heard flying the skies over the weekend as it arrived in Tocumwal.
The Tocumwal Aviation Museum is open 10am to 4pm, seven days a week.
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Community and friends are invited to say farewell to John Arthur at the Tocumwal RSL Sub-Branch on Sunday, October 23 at 11.30am.
John sadly lost his battle with cancer over the weekend and was such a kind and friendly man who, alongside his wife Christine, always made everyone feel welcome at the Tocumwal Ice Creamery.
John and Christine dedicated their time to many aspects of our community, and he will be missed.
John’s funeral will be held on Friday, October 21 at Kings Funeral Parlor in Geelong, from 11am with a eulogy to be conducted at the Tocumwal RSL Sub-Branch on Sunday, October 23 at 11.30am.
John’s wife Christine will be at the Tocumwal eulogy, with all welcome to attend and pay their respects.
If there are any changes to the Tocumwal service, due to the predicted weather conditions, they will be announced on the Tocumwal RSL Sub-Branch Facebook page.
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