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Launching River Fest

Rob Mann, Mayor Tony Williams, Walali Hatfield, Kristina Hatfield and Kobe Watts at the launch of the Rockhampton River Festival.

CQ Today journalist MATTHEW PEARCE attended the Rockhampton River Festival launch event on Thursday, 27 July at the Rockhampton Museum of Art. Check out who was spotted out and about and look for more River Festival photos in next Wednesday’s midweek edition of CQ Today.

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