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Woman who 'wasn't supposed to live' marks 100th birthday


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On the night she was born, the doctor declared there was no hope at all that she would live.
But on January 15, Mildred Goldsmith, now part of Bolton Clarke s Chelsea aged care community in Maryborough, celebrated her 100th birthday.
Her milestone birthday was celebrated in style, first with family and friends and then with the planting of a tree in her honour.
Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour said it was fitting that a tree would represent the milestone for Mrs Goldsmith, who had dedicated almost 60 years to the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
Mildred is currently honoured as a Professor of Ikebana and she has achieved the highest awards possible in the art, Cr Seymour said. ....

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