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WORDS  “LIFE IS THEATRE!” EXCLAIMS LEAH STIRTON, an event florist living in the Queensland town of Emerald, 270 kilometres west of Rockhampton. A mum to twin daughters Cora and Gretchen, and wife to Angus Stirton (known to all as “Brolga”), Leah grew up near Townsville and spent time at the local theatre company, where her parents volunteered by making costumes

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