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Valerie Lhuede Celebrates 100th Birthday

Published on: June 2023

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-133083

Valerie Lhuede Celebrates 100th Birthday

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—I want to recognise Kirribilli local Valerie Lhuede who is about to celebrate the incredible milestone of her 100th birthday. Valerie has been a resident of North Shore for many years and before moving to Kirribilli, Valerie's father Aubin Rene Lhuede subdivided a large parcel of land at Beauty Point around Pearl Bay Avenue where he built the family home and Valerie had a house boat off Pearl Bay Reserve near The Spit for many years from the 1960's. Interestingly Valerie also worked throughout her life to save the silver mining town of Yerranderie in an isolated part of the Blues Mountains, though it is only a short distance from Sydney across the Burragorang Valley. Valerie helped put an airstrip at Yerranderie which has been an enormous asset in fighting bushfires in recent years, particularly during the 2019 black summer bushfires. I want to wish Valerie a very happy birthday as she celebrates her 100th birthday and wish her and her family the very best for the future.