There was no mountain but plenty of smiles when Marayke and Mum Marion headed to Mt Suprise, a 6 hour drive from Cairns. Marayke spoke at the community Australia Day ceremony, and assisted with presenting the Australia Day Awards. She was suprised to discover that the mt in the towns name stands for mining town, not mountain. Marayke and marion visited the Terrestrial exhibition in nearby Georgetown where they learnt about the regions rich mineral history, and Marayke even scored a ride in the mayors porche!
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| This local brought along the mascot from the Brisbane Commonwealth Games- her favourite childhood toy- to show Marayke |
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| Marayke was given a local gem stone by the owners of 'Gem Den' in Mt Suprise- a thoughtful gift! |
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| With Mayor Warren Davlin presenting the Sports Administrator award |
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| Delivering the Austalia Day Speech |
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Marayke with Mum Marion
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| Signing autographs for the Junior award winners |
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| Watching the great egg and spoon race |
Golden Moment
The local Mayor owns a gold mine and showed Marayke a gold Nugget- she couldn't believe it was worth almost $20,000! Marayke weighed it on the 'gold' scales to calculate its value.
Undarra Lava Tubes
All the locals suggested Marayke should visit the historic Undarra Lava tubes while in the area- and they even had a chair lift for wheelchair access!
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