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NATURE’S PLAYGROUND

“The water is a huge part of our lifestyle. We will often be at the beach, surfing with our friends, then everyone walks back to our place.”

CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS START EARLY for the Rasura family, who live by the ocean at Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This time of year is a celebration of family, friends and handmade treasures, such as the Advent calendar that Katie and children Lala, nine, and seven-year-old Bambam created, now filled with 24 linen bags containing a positive affirmation and Christmas ornament.

Pre-COVID, the Rasuras would spend every Christmas with their American and Canadian family,

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