Her family said the Yackandandah Yamaroo Hostel resident’s secret to longevity is her love of a tipple and never knocking back a party.

Mrs Govett was born in Melbourne, where she met her husband George, a prisoner of war during World War II.

The pair married and Mrs Govett stayed home to raise two sons, George and Denzil.

Mr Govett was a bank manager and the family moved around Victoria for a few years before settling in Rutherglen.

After her husband died in 1964, she had to take up work and trained to become a law clerk with Hargraves in Rutherglen.

Denzil yesterday described his mother as a loving and generous woman who was always the life of the party.

“I remember every Friday night she would go to The Star Hotel for a drink with her friends after knocking off work,” he said.

“Even now she’s got a champagne in her hand and she’s smiling and talking to everyone.”

Despite her partying ways, the great grandmother is a picture of good health.

“She’s never been sick, she doesn’t wear glasses, she doesn’t have a hearing aid and she has all her teeth,” Denzil said.