ANN Rowsell isn't afraid to try new things.
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A great attitude considering Ann just turned 100.
"Whatever was going - I tried it," said Ann.
When she saw her daughter Glenys Grimmett playing computer games, Ann's immediate reaction was "Hey! Teach me how to do that!" - and so she did.
At Ann's birthday party her grandchildren were quick to jump on what games their nan best enjoys including Freecell and Spider Solitaire.
Ann credits her long life to dancing and living a good life without smoking or drinking.
She remained a member of Taree Dance Club until she was 94.
Ann grew up in the Charity Creek area. Her ties to the area extend right back to her relations to the Patterson Eatson family, the original settlers of the area.
She stayed in Taree for almost all her life, only leaving to support her husband's career in Sydney where they lived for around 25 years. In this time Ann went to work as a presser in a factory. Later they returned to Taree.
"I couldn't get back here quick enough," said Ann.
Ann's family travelled from Orange, Sydney and Port Macquarie to attend her birthday celebration.
She was gifted 100 scratchies from her family much to her delight, as she hopes to be the first 100-year-old "to win big."
Ann has three children Glenys Grimmett, Keith Rowsell and Alan Rowsell.
She has eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Ann is looking forward to an even bigger celebration on the weekend with family coming from as far as Ballarat, Dubbo, Lord Howe Island, the Blue Mountains, Darwin and more.