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Honoured for the arts

Sue Smith as winner of the 2023 John Villers Outback Art Award (Outback Regional Gallery, Winton). Picture: Supplied.
By Shelby Gurney

On Friday 26 January, Susan Smith from The Range, Rockhampton received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for […]

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