1/24Tianah Cleary and Sara Cleary during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
In Pictures: Groundwater Country Music Festival 2023
Groundwater Country Music Festival celebrated 10 years of country music on the Gold Coast this weekend, with over 50 artists across three days. See the gallery.
2/24Brooke Gibson and Rebecca King during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
3/24Tash Johnston, founder, Drought Angels, Gareth Whitehead and Lara Boath during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
4/24Ross Parker and Kaitlin Cole during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
5/24Natalie Le Breton, Chloe Donald, Kirby Lloyd, Bevan Lloyd and Sammy Staines during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
6/24Hinterland perform at the Broadbeach Tavern Stage during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
7/24Kyle Langmord, Imogen Winkley, Asha Winjley, Kerrieann Winkley and Luke Clunes during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
8/24Don Ley and Beryl Ley during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
9/24Tanya Littlewood, Tony Littlewood (Bessy the Drought Angles Cow) and Teanah Littlewood during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
10/24Gareth Whitehead and Lara Boath during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
11/24Sebastian Iveis and Siobhan Purkis during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
12/24Jesse Hoyland and Sasha Martin during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
13/24Renae Forbes and William Forbes during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
14/24Hayden Kernahan and Jess Searle from Adelaide during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
15/24Alison Davis, Bec Andersen and Julia Davis during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
16/24Vicki McLean, Primrose McLean, 4, Layla Paton, 7 and Michael Paton during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
17/24Oliver Doessel and Kayla Alexander during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
18/24Carol-Anne Nelson and Grant Wainwright during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
19/24Kayla Fritz and Kimberly Steele during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
20/24Christopher Robertson and Shearna Russell during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
21/24Georgia Alpen and Nick Claydon during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
22/24Sarah Campbell and Liam Khan during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
23/24Anna Kneen, Karen Kerber and Rachel Kerber during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
24/24Andrew Greeenwood, Maddy Lyons and Geoff Dunn during the 10th Groundwater Country Music Festival. Picture: Regi Varghese
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