Not even a global pandemic or cancelled birthday party could faze Ms Condon, who has lived through wartime, natural disasters and various endemics.

She said ongoing coronavirus restrictions hadn't dampened her birthday spirit.

"I'm doing very well, really" she said.

"I'm lucky I've got my daughter here. It's been busy, too. We can have 20 people in an outdoor venue, so we're getting invitations to them all, just at a later date."

She said she'd recently received a letter from the Queen, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, two governor generals and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

"They're all lovely cards," she said.

"The Queen's is beautiful, they all are and they're all sitting up on the table."

Born on September 25, 1921 to father Albert Henry and Beryl Annie Tate at Nurse O'Keefe's in Warrnambool, the Condons soon moved to Woodford, where they had a dairy farm.

After completing her primary school education at Saint Mary's Catholic Primary in Woodford, she attended Saint Ann's College, now Emmanuel College, where she was a top student.

Aged 17, she started her first job as a secretarial clerk at McMahons Auto Service Station on the corner of Koroit and Kepler streets.

It was there she developed a keen interest in driving, purchasing a Standard 8 Black Convertable a year later.

"I love driving and I started at 18," she said.

"I drove until I was 90. I miss it, I could still be driving I reckon."

In 1939, many of Moira's colleagues enlisted in the war effort, while she made her own contributions through the garage. But it wasn't the only trying time for Moira, who witnessed first-hand a disastrous flood in 1945.

"There was a big flood at Woodford," she said.

"It had rained for days on end in March and the bridge got washed away. It was flooded down there and we had to go miles around to get to Warrnambool and it was very tragic in a way.

"A school teacher had to be rescued from the roof of his house, which was near the bridge. It was quite an experience."

Happier times were to come and in 1950 Moira met her sweetheart James Kevin Condon at a friend's 21st birthday party. The pair were married four years later.

Moira and her husband eventually settled on Ryot Street, where she has resided for nearly 70 years, welcoming daughters Patricia Ann and Claire Mary.

On retirement, she spent many hours contributing to the Church Parish of Saint Josephs, often reading at weekday Mass. A regular volunteer, she was a part of the Red Cross, RSPCA and meals on wheels.

She remains a member of the Catholic Womens League, the Saint Joseph's Parish Family group, the St. Joeys Card group, Probis and the View Club.

Ms Condon is looking forward to welcoming guests to her outdoor birthday celebration in October.

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