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In Noosa, just add water

Roslyn Leslie and Jacqui Kennedy at the WILVOs stand.
By Margaret Maccoll

By Margaret Maccoll

Hundreds of people turned out on a brilliant sunny winter’s day to enjoy a raft of activities on Lake Macdonald’s shores in Noosa Botanic Gardens for the annual Noosa Festival of Water on Sunday.

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