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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lanie Tindale

What they have in common is one of Australia's rarest traits

Grace Taverner has been planning how celebrate her 10th birthday for years. At the age of 40, she finally got to celebrate her first double digits birthday with a Barbie pink themed cruise boat party on Lake Burley Griffin.

"Years ago, when I knew that I was going to be 40 and 10 at the same time, I thought, I'm going to throw a 10-year-old's party," the Jerrabomberra resident said. "It was a sea of pink and I felt pretty in pink ... it was [perfect]."

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