Castlemaine local, Malcolm McGibbon (known to many as Malc), celebrated his 100th birthday, surrounded by family and friends at his Strath-Haven nursing home in Bendigo, on Tuesday, January 6.
Malc and his wife Val raised their three children in Parker Street, Castlemaine, just up from Thompson’s Foundry, where he enjoyed a long career as a pump design engineer.
Helping him celebrate this wonderful milestone were his three children, Michelle, Helen and Mark, and their families. Malc’s sister Janiece, and her family were also special guests. The youngest attendee was Malc’s first great granddaughter, 14 month old Sadie.
Malcolm’s wife of 67 years, Val, passed peacefully in 2018. He continued to live in the family home till late 2023, when declining health necessitated his moving to Strath-Haven.
Malc loves his residence at Strath-Haven, and considers the caring staff there to be his family. He keeps himself busy researching on his two laptops, and following his passion for studying and writing Bible study notes.
In his long retirement, Malc was a lay preacher in the Full Gospel and Baptist churches, and also served a number of years as the Moderator for the Full Gospel church, Victoria and South Australia.
Malc still has much to look forward to in the coming year, including meeting his second great granddaughter, Riley, who was born in Nairobi last year. He is also looking forward to welcoming his third great grandchild due this July.
