00:00 The perfect party for this super centenarian.
00:05 Yes, a perfect party.
00:07 Kenneth Weeks has lived through two world wars, the Great Depression and two pandemics.
00:12 How does it feel to be 110?
00:15 Confused.
00:18 But what's clear is his love for his hometown of Grafton on the New South Wales North Coast.
00:25 There he worked as an electrical salesman, fish and chip shop owner and electoral officer.
00:31 During World War II he assisted in airfield construction,
00:35 but Ken was rejected from the Air Force due to his blood pressure.
00:39 Yeah, blood pressure's not that important after all.
00:41 Ken puts his longevity down to staying active and eating healthy.
00:46 Oh yes, I've always been active.
00:48 Ken loves walking and he's been an avid walker for many years.
00:52 And it's clearly a formula that works.
00:54 He had COVID recently and he survived that, so I think he's indestructible really.
01:00 It was only five years ago, at the tender age of 105,
01:04 that Ken entered care at the Widden Age Care Facility in Grafton.
01:09 The average age for a person entering care here is 83,
01:13 so Ken continues to defy the odds.
01:16 We wheeled him into here and thought he mightn't do so well,
01:20 but he's actually really prospered.
01:25 Ken does have one indulgence, baked beans.
01:28 From what the team told me here, it's his little secret weapon.
01:32 And what better gift than Ken's own limited edition range.
01:37 Tickled a pink with that, I think.
01:39 A letter from King Charles III, now a prized possession.
01:43 I remember on his birthday I had one for him.
01:48 Long live the Ken.
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