A world away from war:Max Caldwell,centre,at his 100th birthday party in Blackburn. At right is Michael Ralston,son of Gilbert Ralston,a 2/14 Battalion member,with Ralston’s wife Elaine at left.

‘I’m not a hero’:A world away from battle,WWII veteran turns 100

Max Caldwell,who turned 100 on Sunday,is one of only two surviving soldiers from the 2/14th Battalion.

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Geoff Freeman pitches at the club’s centenary heritage day at Ross Straw Field in Parkville.

‘Who’s that old fart?’:The septuagenarian baseballers still going strong

Geoff Freeman and Graeme Bales have been playing for the same baseball team since 1968.

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Travis Hamilton’s dad,Alan,wanted to be buried at sea.

‘Put me in the ocean’:Alan Hamilton wanted to be buried at sea,but it’s a rare and challenging feat

The car enthusiast didn’t like cemeteries or the idea of cremation,so he was slipped into the Southern Ocean off Portland.

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On with the parade:Carolyn Holmes,8,front,pictured among three generations of the Lougoon family in Bendigo.

How a 125-metre dragon brings the Lougoon family together each year

Bendigo’s Easter parade doubles as a reunion for the Lougoon family,who are descended from a 19th century Chinese immigrant.

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Life’s a beach:father-daughter sand sculptors Jim and Anna McCauley.

Professional sand sculptor reveals the secret to castle perfection

Father-daughter team Jim and Anna McCauley have spent days crafting a three-metre-high entry into the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships.

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Hundreds of Golden Retrievers gather for Gold Rush in Myrniong.

Golden rule:Dazzling day out for 1000 smiling dogs (and their devotees)

Gold fever has returned to a Victorian goldfields town,but this time in the name of love for a breed that continues to win hearts.

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Aerobatics team Paul Bennet and his son Jett Bennet at the Australian international Airshow at Avalon on Tuesday.

Under his wing:Teen son follows pilot father in airshow aerobatics

Paul Bennet and his 19-year-old son,Jett,will perform aerobatics together at the Avalon Airshow this week.

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New friends:Australian Army veterans Dominik Kul and Eamon Hale with Kul’s daughter Olivia,3,and Hale’s daughter Elizabeth,3.

Military veterans ditch the khaki for a parade of a different kind

A veterans’ march,but not as we know it,was held among Sunday joggers along Melbourne’s Tan.

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Heritage views:Eden Alley-Porter on the replica schooner Enterprize,at North Wharf in Docklands.

Famous heritage boat fleet gets eviction notice from Docklands for new apartments

Volunteers who care for a 120-year-old ship and a replica of the Enterprize say they have nowhere to go after being told to move out.

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Irish tourists Peter O’Connor with his daughter Elizabeth,left,and friend John Malone with daughter Margaret,10 months.

One last craic:Irish pub will not go quietly on St Patrick’s Day

The Quiet Man pub will close its doors for the last time on Monday,St Patrick’s Day,but a new Irish pub is being planned for the site.

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