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Week commencing Thursday, 30 June | 2016 | Edition 835
Time to say they’re OK
Fire in their eyes
Snowflakes in Stanthorpe
Casey’s Spin on sport
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STANTHORPE is the coolest place in Queensland - or at least it will be this weekend according to organisers of the Snowflake In Stanthorpe festival. The festival, originally the brainchild of four energetic young women in 2013, will be a three-day celebration of everything cold according to media spokesperson Nicola Holly. “Everybody has been super excited, there is a really great buzz around down,” she said. “There is a really nice Christmassy feel, all the shops are decorated with snowflakes.” The festival almost received an early present when it snowed across the border on Monday night but while it may not snow for real in the town this year (though you never know). Nicola said the event would still have plenty to keep people occupied with visitors expected to come from throughout the Southern Downs out to Brisbane and the Coast and across the border. The three day event sees an ice rink, an industrial snow machine, an eight metre human snow globe and a snowman building competition. “The ice skating will be the big thing and it will be opening on Friday and operating over the three days,” she said. “And of course our big snowfield will be another big drawcard.” She said the festival was inspired by the uniqueness of the area and Stanthorpe’s reputation as
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