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The Home of Bluey Boasts Beautiful Beaches and a Thriving Food Scene
Every August, the bush arrives in Brisbane. The annual state agricultural exhibition — shortened in laconic local style to the “Ekka” — rolls in and affirms the Queensland capital’s reputation as “Australia’s big country town.” Growing up in the city in …