Twine is celebrating a double milestone this year: her 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of her arrival in Australia.
She and her late husband Adam arrived in Australia in 1967 as Ten Pound Poms.
Now she is a very active widow with more strings to her bow than most.
Twine started POOPS (Pets of Older Persons) in Mandurah three years ago.
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READ NOWShe is president of Mandurah University of the Third Age, plays croquet and recently won the Connie House Trophy.
The one-time Serpentine-Jarrahdale shire president initiated the historic guided walks and compiled a trails guide, and is a principal patron and Friend of Mandurah Performing Arts Centre and a popular guest speaker.
Along with a long list of boards and committees, she has written more than a dozen books for teachers and parents of struggling children. She plays bridge, dances, paints and grows a community garden.