An early visit: Santa was everyone's best friend at the Christmas party at Nethercote Hall on Saturday afternoon with presents handed out to local children.

Care for a glass: Legatees Rose Kleiner, John Warbrick, Pat de Gelder and Marie Mahoney at the Far South Coast Legacy Christmas lunch.

Legatee Rod Studholme with his wife, Barbara, Claire Ramus, Marjory Sullivan, Irene Wuiske, Thelma More, Janet Heatley and Jean Ramus.

Marie Mahoney, Leonie Fairweather, Wilma Squires, Steve Mahoney, Greta Guy, Marjorie Witherington and Jenny Roberts at the Legacy Christmas lunch.

Double fun: TwinsIndi and Tahli Holding meet Santa at the Nethercote Christmas party on Saturday.

It was all action in the kitchen as Caroline Winnel prepared huge bowls of salad for the Nethercote Christmas party.

Margaret Beglen, Pat de Gelder, Jean Fox, Barbara McCarthy and Enid Beazley at the Legacy Christmas party.

The hall was looking great and was all decked out at Nethercote in preparation for the community Christmas party.

It's thumbs up from Santa as he hands out presents from his sack to happy local children.

It's hungry work preparing the Christmas feast for the Nethercote party as Carol Ahern discovered.