Hand in hand, the Mantons celebrate platinum anniversary

May 29, 2025

**Ethel and Wes Manton.** Photo by Rechelle Zammit

To measure time with grains of sand, Wes and Ethel Manton would fill a beach with the moments they have shared together.

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On May 7, 1955, the couple said “I do”.

Seventy years later, a celebration was held at Harmony Village in Shepparton with friends and family to commemorate the Mantons’ platinum anniversary.

Numerous bouquets and cards were squeezed on to a table, pieces of cake were passed around and stories of their past flowed as Wes and Ethel sat side by side, their hands intertwined.

Amid all the chatter, one might have missed that each time their eyes locked, they sparked.

Yes, true love really does withstand the test of time.