A member of the Griffith community who has grown up alongside the city has celebrated her 100th birthday.
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Adrienne Wilson celebrated her 100th birthday on Boxing Day with a celebration at the Griffith Retirement Estate and she said she was "humbled" to see the amount of people celebrate the occasion with her.
"I was delighted to see everybody but there was a feeling of humility also," Ms Wilson said.
Ms Wilson was born in Griffith in 1919 and she said the development the city has gone through over the past century has been fascinating to view.
"I've watched Griffith grow up," Ms Wilson said.
"Banna Avenue and I are the same age... It [Griffith] has just gone ahead by leaps and bounds."
One particular memory Ms Wilson had of her early childhood was seeing the city develop into a place of predominately brick buildings and noted the construction of a brick building at Griffith Public School drew particular criticism during the Great Depression.
"We came to live in town and I was in the second year when we moved from the wooden buildings on the dusty playground into the splendid brick building you know today," Ms Wilson said.
"There weren't many brick buildings in Griffith... there was only one or two on Banna Avenue [at the time].
"There was people saying such a fine brick building shouldn't be erected at such a time."
Ms Wilson has called Griffith her home for the majority of her life and outside of phases of her life spent living in England, she has called the city home, spending 20 years of her career working at the hospital, only ending her work there due to a restriction in the retirement age.
"I found [the administration of it] very interesting," she said.
"I was there for a long time at the hospital and I loved my job there... I would have liked another 10 years there"
Ms Wilson was also a dedicated member of the community, spending 45 years working with the city's Meals on Wheels program and also said she would have liked to have worked on the city's council at some point during her life but could never find a suitable time.
However, Ms Wilson continues to remain involved in the city and eagle-eyed drivers might still be able to catch her on the road as she continues to drive to complete her every-day tasks.
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When asked by The Area News what her secret was to reaching triple figures, Ms Wilson said making the most of life was one of the most important things to do.
"If I said eating slowly, is that too flippant?" she joked.
"I have had a happy life and a long life... life is too short and goes too quickly.
"Make the most of life while you can... poor old age comes soon enough!"
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