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Our Judy – Australia’s oldest checkout chick?

Sep 26, 2023 | Article, This Week's Issue

By Chris Oldfield.

ONE of Australia’s oldest checkout chicks is our own sprightly 81 year old, Judy Biggins of Naracoorte.

“I love my job!” says Judy, while packing and sorting groceries as they pass through her checkout, and her customers love her.

Refrigerated items are kept together, but “not too many milks in one bag”, she says with a smile.

“The bags are too heavy if you put too much milk in!”
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