1/15Serenity Charles, 11, with her mother Jennifer. Picture: Emma Murray
Caneland Central 40 years celebration
2/15Bernice Wright and Marianne O'Rielly enjoy the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
3/15David Frost and Marion Healy. Picture: Coffee+Hops Photography
4/15Caleb O'Neill, 6, celebrates at the Caneland Central 40th birthday event. Picture: Emma Murray
5/15Judy Johnson and Bonnie Spratt at the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
6/15Lennox Bleakley, 3, and Kailee Potter wait for Paw Patrol at the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
7/15Alannah Wasson and Karin-ane King. Picture: Emma Murray
8/15Sarah Delaney and Trudy Lahy. Picture: Coffee+Hops Photography
9/15Ian Rowan, Ayril Paton, and Simon De Barro. Picture: Coffee+Hops Photography
10/15Lennox Bleakley, 3, and Kailee Potter wait for Paw Patrol at the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
11/15Erin Jobson and Haley Crofts at the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
12/15Mackay Regional Council mayor Greg Williamson and Gary Horwitz, managing director at Lendlease Retail, cut the cake at the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
13/15Yuibera elder Pat Corre with Jenny Bickey at the Caneland Central 40th birthday celebrations. Picture: Emma Murray
14/15Jessica Alnajjar and Tahnee Khalu. Picture: Coffee+Hops Photography
15/15Keith Hasting, Mick Brockhurst, and Luke Phillips. Picture: Coffee+Hops Photography
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