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Newlyweds Luke and Sally McMahon made a 1600km round trip to honeymoon at the Paradise Lagoons Campdraft.
They travelled from the coastal village of Uki in New South Wales and could not have been happier with their Central Queensland destination.
They came as spectators, keen to get a feel for the iconic, four-day campdraft before returning next year as competitors.
Baby girl Charli, one of their six children, was with them.
“We’re campdrafters from down south and we knew Paradise Lagoons was the biggest one and the best one and the one we’ve always wanted to go to,” Luke said.
Hall was excited to take the win.
“It’s always good to win at these big shows, and this is one of the bigger ones,” he said.
“A bit of luck goes with it, but a lot of time and practice goes into it. What you put in is what you’re going to get out of it.”
Hall said his focus in the arena was on consistency – “just putting the scores together”. Muttaburra s Ben Hall, riding Jackson, took out of the Graeme Acton Memorial Open Draft on Saturday night. He is pictured with Jennie and Evan Acton. Photo: Paradise Lagoons Campdraft
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