Shepparton's Patricia Moran celebrates 80th birthday via Zoom

Luckily, Pat is a tech-savvy granny, so the family is celebrating by a Zoom video call instead, with members planning "lots of surprises" to mark this milestone occasion.

The mother of six (one deceased), nanna of 14 and great-nanna of three said she wasn't too fazed, with the family already planning a large 81st birthday for next year.

Pat and late husband Bernie Moran have been active and well-known members of the Shepparton community for many years, since arriving here in the mid-1960s.

She has spent a lifetime serving the Shepparton community in a range of roles, from working at the TAB and book-keeping at the Terminus Hotel, to long stints of paid and volunteer community work.

She is a living treasure to her family and to many others. Here's to many more ‘hurrahs’ for Patricia.