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Q and A with cadet journalist Shelby Gurney

What is your greatest achievement?

I was apart of an art exhibition in Southbank, Brisbane where I sold three of my artworks

What is your favorite movie?

Stand by Me

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

I would like to live in Italy.

What did you want to be when you were younger?

When I was little I wanted to be a writer and illustrator of my own books.

What motivates you in the morning?

My cat – him jumping on my head, purring and asking for food until I get up

What is your favorite place in the Rockhampton Region?

I enjoy walking through the Botanical Gardens.

If you could have a superpower what would it be?

I would like to be able to read minds.

Which celebrity guests would you invite to a dinner party?

Writer – J. R. R. Tolkien, Director/artist – Hayao Miyazaki, Singer – Lizzo, Actor – Pedro Pascal

What makes you laugh the most?

Hanging out and having fun with my cousins.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off

Having a picnic and cooking with my boyfriend.

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