Bob Dann could possibly be Australia's oldest paperboy.
Bob - who turns 90 this month - is one of six retirement village residents residents in the NSW Hunter region who banded together after door-to-door delivery of Cessnock Advertiser ceased in the village in mid-2021.
Dennis Moore picks up the papers for the RFBI Cessnock Masonic Village from Cessnock West Newsagency every Wednesday.
He enlisted the help of Bob and his wife Sue, John Sheridan, Jan Warburton and Judith Pickard, who walk around the village to deliver the papers to each of the self-care units, and a few to the Westhaven hostel.
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"They recruited themselves - as soon as they heard what I was doing, everyone offered to help," Mr Moore said.
"We all look out for each other here."
The delivery crew say they enjoy the exercise, while helping to make sure the village residents still get to catch up on their local news.
Our research found Bob isn't the oldest paperboy on record, but he may well be Australia's oldest currently-serving.
Kevin Naughton was delivering ACM's Crookwell Gazette at the age of 90 in 2019, but the publication ceased printing the following year and went digital-only.
Scottish man Walter Sharp - who was still delivering papers at the age of 100 in 2014 - was credited as the world's oldest paperboy before his death in 2020.
Krystal Sellars
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
