Christmas Lights Competition - a whole street lit up
par Rich Powell
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Every year, locals put on spectacular Christmas lights displays all around Brisbane. Sometimes a whole street will be lit up in a giant display.
This display was a finalist in the competition.
The residents went all out with tree, hedges, houses decorated. A nativity set up inside a garage. and there there were the lawn ad driveway animatronic decorations.
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