Mrs Guthrey, who was born and raised in Brogo, has spent her entire life in the Bega Valley.

She was a dressmaker by profession and her work was well known throughout the district, particularly her wedding dresses.

She married Oswald Guthrey and they farmed at Brogo before she moved to Bega.

Before she became a resident of Hillgrove House she lived next door and now her bedroom windows overlooks her old back yard.

Guests at her party included some of the other residents of Hillgrove House, friends and relatives including her stepson, Lloyd Guthrey, and her niece and nephew, Jill and Brian Whyman, who travelled from Campbelltown in Sydney for the occasion.