End of the line: Power veteran retires

Tom Matthews is powered-up ready to take on retirement. After more than five decades keeping the lights on across the region, Warkworth local Tom Matthews is preparing for a very different kind of job in retirement — buying his own car. Having driven a company vehicle for more than 30 years, Matthews laughed when asked if he would go electric. “Maybe hybrid,” he said. The light-hearted comment marked the close of a remarkable career that spanned 53 years in the electricity industry. Matthews, 69, was farewelled last Friday at a function at the Bridgehouse, ending a tenure that began with the W...