The Smithton Library officially launched Noel Quilliam’s autobiography Adventures of an Ordinary Bloke on Thursday June 13, which saw community support and excitement over the local achievement.

Noel was born and raised in Smithton and spent the first 16 years of his life living full time on a dairy/beef farm before eventually moving through four different states of Australia, spending a decade in Africa and travelling around 10 different countries.

To read more grab a copy of the Chronicle, June 19 edition.