July 9, 2026 — 9:00pm“Not only am I an old fart (C8), but myself and many mates, back in the ’70s, were card-carrying members of the Australasian Order of Old Bastards.” claims Greg Mudie of Dungog. “Rules of the order stipulated that when greeted by a fellow member with the phrase ‘How are you going you old bastard?’ you were required to present your card. The penalty for failure to do so was to shout a round of drinks. I fondly recall the look of horror when we challenged our mate, KO, as he emerged from the surf at Freshwater Beach, naturally, cardless.”“I well remember the ANU scavenger hunt, having been a student there in the 1960s,” says Stein Boddington of St Clair. “The offenders were earnestly advised to return the mace to Parliament House before anyone noticed that it was missing