Ivy O'Brien turns 101, still lawn bowling twice a week

Jacob McArthur
Updated December 18 2019 - 2:29pm, first published December 16 2019 - 8:00pm
GREEN MACHINE: Ivy O'Brien is still rolling at 101 and she's hard as ever to beat at lawn bowls. Photo: Jacob McArthur 151219JMB01
GREEN MACHINE: Ivy O'Brien is still rolling at 101 and she's hard as ever to beat at lawn bowls. Photo: Jacob McArthur 151219JMB01

IVY O'Brien didn't want a fuss for her 101st birthday this year.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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