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    Getting to know … MANDY MURRAY

    Oct 31, 2018 3 minutes
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    Where do you live and work? I live in beautiful sunny Queensland, north of Brisbane. Not too far from the coast, so I can enjoy all my favourite things by the sea. My sewing space is always neat, BEFORE cyclone Mandy starts a new project! I can’t wait until the day I have my own studio.

    I’m extremely close to my family. I have something in common with each of them and I love going back home to visit them all. I especially enjoy Dad’s good cooking. I grew up in

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