A RAINY afternoon wasn't enough to dampen the spirits of Dot Murphy, Florence Welsh and Betsy Audino on Monday.

The Mildura triplets celebrated their 80th birthday in a pop-up gazebo at Jaycee Park on the wet and wintry day, making them the oldest identical female triplets in Australia.

Surrounded by close family, the sisters were showered with gifts, flowers and balloons, as friends drove past,...