The sold out Tocumwal Optimists High Tea with special guest Kathy Mexted.
Kathy Mexted learned to fly planes in the early 1990s, inspired by her father.
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That passion for aviation has now permeated into her professional life as a published author, photographer and editor.
Growing up in Finley, and having a father with a private aviation license, Kathy was always going to take an interest in planes and aviation.
When her father handed her the controls as a 16 year-old, she was hooked, learning to fly in the preceding years.
Now a twice published author, Kathy writes captivating true stories about Australian women in aviation.
Her first book Australian Women Pilots: Amazing True Stories of Women in the Air was published in 2020.
Her second book, Take Flight: Incredible Stories of Australian Women Who Reach for the Sky, has now been released.
Kathy is now touring and talking at a number of different venues around NSW and Victoria, including the Tocumwal Optimists’ High Tea Fundraiser at the Murray Border Flying Club tomorrow.
Tickets for this event are already sold out.
Kathy will share her journey as a pilot and of writing her newest book, providing enthralling stories and insights.
The book is available for purchase at both the Berrigan Book Store and Tocumwal Antiques.
The tour dates for Kathy's newest release 'Take Flight'.
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