TOOLKIT
Who is this toolkit for?
What’s in the toolkit?
Community groups, schools, businesses and individuals
are all encouraged to take part in Queensland Day
celebrations. This toolkit provides templates and ideas
to get you started with your own Queensland Day event
or activity.
Queensland Day fact sheet
Background information about the history
of Queensland Day (6 June), and our state emblems.
Queensland Day photo props
and novelty items
Fun templates you can use at school, in the office or
around the home to get into the spirit of Queensland Day.
DIY bunting
Promote your event or activity using this
easy‑to‑make bunting.
Helpful resources and links
If you are looking for more Queensland inspiration
or resources visit:
• your local library or historical society
• Queensland State Archives (www.archives.qld.gov.au)
for a range of history curriculum resources
• www.qld.gov.au/about/about-queensland
for information on Queensland’s history.
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About Queensland Day
History of Queensland Day
Queensland Day is a celebration of the state’s culture,
heritage, people and industry.
The move towards statehood for Queensland began
with a public meeting in 1851 to consider separation from
New South Wales.
The celebration centres around the state’s birthday
on 6 June and acknowledges the ‘birth’ of Queensland
as a separate colony in its own right.
Since 1981, Queensland’s birthday has been officially
promoted by the Queensland Government and expanded
to include a series of events and celebrations.
A highlight of Queensland Day is the announcement
of the prestigious Queensland Greats Awards.
Communities can participate by lighting or decorating key
landmarks, buildings and bridges. Organisations, schools
and individuals are also encouraged to participate by
hosting Queensland themed events or decorating their
workplaces, classrooms and homes.
As the push for separation gained momentum,
Queen Victoria was approached to consider establishing
a separate colony based on Moreton Bay. The Queen gave
her approval and signed the Letters Patent on 6 June 1859,
now known as Queensland Day. Not surprisingly, she
favoured the name Queensland over suggestions to call
it Cooksland in honour of Captain James Cook.
The new colony of Queensland was established. With the
word ‘Separation’ painted on its hull, the ship Clarence
sailed into Brisbane on 10 July to be greeted by a jubilant
crowd eagerly anticipating the news of separation.
They welcomed Clarence with a 14-gun salute, a ‘blue light’
display and fireworks.
In celebrating Queensland Day, the community can share
a sense of pride in being both Australian and
a Queenslander. It is a time to reflect on how lucky we
are to be part of such a wonderful lifestyle.
On 20 July 1859, celebrations resumed with the news
Sir George Ferguson Bowen would be the state’s first
Governor. Fireworks, cannon fire, flag raisings and the
sound of a gun shot expressed the public’s sentiment.
Come on Queensland! Show us what it is that you love the
most about this magnificent state of ours.
On 10 December 1859, Governor Bowen arrived in Brisbane
to a civic reception in the City Botanic Gardens.
He officially marked the historic occasion of statehood
by reading a proclamation from the verandah of the
Deanery of St John’s Cathedral.
Our state emblems
Coat of Arms
State flag
Queen Victoria granted the Queensland
Coat of Arms, the oldest State Arms
in Australia, to the Colony of Queensland
in 1893.
The Coat of Arms symbolises the Queen’s
constitutional authority in the state.
It was the first Arms assigned to a British
colony since Charles II granted Jamaica
its Arms in 1661.
The Queensland Coat of Arms has been used as the
government’s corporate logo since August 2012.
Meaning behind the symbols
Primary industries take pride of place on the Coat of Arms,
in line with economic trends in the nineteenth century.
Rural activities are represented by a sheaf of wheat,
the heads of a bull and a ram, and two stalks of sugar
cane surrounding the state badge at the top.
The prominence of mining is represented by a column
of gold rising from a heap of quartz.
On the Coat of Arms is Queensland’s state motto,
Audax at Fidelis, which means ‘bold but faithful’.
In 1977, during Her Majesty The Queen’s Silver Jubilee year,
the Coat of Arms was given a more modern appearance
when Queen Elizabeth II granted the addition of supporting
animals, the brolga and the red deer.
The brolga is one of Queensland’s most distinctive birds
and symbolises the native population. The red deer was
introduced from the royal herds near London and
represents the old world.
The Queensland flag features two
components: the Union Jack in the
upper left corner and the state badge.
The state flag was first introduced
in 1876 when Queensland was a
self-governing British colony with its
own navy.
State badge
The badge of Queensland was developed
from the need to include a seal or badge
in the design of the state flag.
The badge was adopted as part of the
state flag on 29 November 1876. It is
officially described as ‘On a Roundel
Argent a Maltese Cross Azure
surmounted with a Royal Crown’. It was designed by
William Hemmant, the then Queensland Colonial
Secretary and Treasurer.
It is not known why this was chosen as a suitable badge.
However, it is interesting to note a Maltese Cross is the
final stop on the legend band around the Great Seal
of Queensland (1859). The Royal Crown also appears
on this seal.
In 1893, the badge was incorporated into the Queensland
Coat of Arms.
The Royal Crown has been altered slightly since the
badge was first adopted under Queen Victoria’s rule,
as succeeding monarchs have preferred different
interpretations of the Crown.
It was last altered in 1963, after Queen Elizabeth II
decided to reproduce the Crown during her reign.
Animal (faunal) emblem
Aquatic emblem
The koala was officially named the
animal (faunal) emblem of Queensland
in 1971, after a newspaper poll
showed strong public support for
this endearing marsupial.
The Queensland Government introduced
the poll due to a proposal by state
tourism ministers for all states to adopt
a faunal emblem.
Floral emblem
The Cooktown orchid became
known as Queensland’s floral emblem
in 1959, during celebrations to mark
the state’s centenary.
Before this, the distinctive native flower
had long been popularly considered as
Queensland’s unofficial floral emblem.
This was according to a government-sponsored newspaper
public opinion poll taken in the centenary year.
The State Parliament endorsed the popular choice in the
now repealed Badge, Arms, Floral and Other Emblems
of Queensland Act 1959.
The orchid was commemorated in 1968 on the 25 cent
stamp and in 1998 on the $1.20 stamp.
Image © Murray Fagg Australian National Botanic Gardens
Bird emblem
The brolga has featured on the
Queensland Coat of Arms since 1977.
It wasn’t until January 1986 that it was
announced as the official bird emblem
of Queensland.
The Barrier Reef Anemone Fish was
officially named Queensland’s aquatic
emblem in March 2005. The public
nominated the species as their preferred
representative for Queensland.
The Australian Underwater Federation
originally developed the idea to introduce an official aquatic
emblem for Queensland. As a result, a panel of experts,
chaired by the Queensland Museum, suggested a shortlist
of aquatic species.
The public was then invited to have their say on the shortlist
during an eight-week consultation process.
Image © Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
State gem
The sapphire was named the
official state gem for Queensland
in August 1985.
State colour
On 13 November 2003, the Governor
in Council officially named maroon
as Queensland’s state colour.
This announcement was made as
a result of a long-held, but informal,
tradition of using maroon
to represent Queensland.
Maroon has traditionally been associated with Queensland
sport in particular and is the official colour for the Maroons
State of Origin rugby league team.
Koala glasses
Adult size
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Instructions
Step 1. Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Step 2. Colour in your glasses.
Step 3. Cut around the edges.
Step 4. Fold along the dotted lines.
Step 5. Tape the arms to the front of your glasses.
Step 6. Look cool in your new glasses.
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Koala glasses
Child size
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Instructions
Step 1. Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Step 2. Colour in your glasses.
Step 3. Cut around the edges.
Step 4. Fold along the dotted lines.
Step 5. Tape the arms to the front of your glasses.
Step 6. Look cool in your new glasses.
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Galah-sses
Adult size
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Instructions
Step 1. Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Step 2. Colour in your glasses.
Step 3. Cut around the edges.
Step 4. Fold along the dotted lines.
Step 5. Tape the arms to the front of your glasses.
Step 6. Look cool in your new glasses.
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Galah-sses
Child size
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Instructions
Step 1. Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Step 2. Colour in your glasses.
Step 3. Cut around the edges.
Step 4. Fold along the dotted lines.
Step 5. Tape the arms to the front of your glasses.
Step 6. Look cool in your new glasses.
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Mask and snorkel
Adult size
Instructions
Step 1.
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Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Cut around the edges of each image.
Laminate each image and re-cut around the shape.
Use glue or sticky tape to attach a stick to the back of the mask.
Hand the props out and get snap happy!
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Moustaches
and beard
Instructions
Step 1.
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Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Cut around the edges of each image.
Laminate each image and re-cut around the shape.
Use glue or sticky tape to attach a stick to the back of the prop.
Hand the props out and get snap happy!
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Speech bubbles
Instructions
Step 1.
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Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Cut around the edges of each image.
Laminate each image and re-cut around the shape.
Use glue or sticky tape to attach a stick to the back of the prop.
Hand the props out and get snap happy!
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Maroon wig
Instructions
Step 1.
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Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Cut around the edges of the image.
Laminate image and re-cut around the shape.
Use glue or sticky tape to attach a stick to the back of the prop.
Hand the props out and get snap happy!
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Maroon wig
Instructions
Step 1.
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Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Cut around the edges of the image.
Laminate image and re-cut around the shape.
Use glue or sticky tape to attach a stick to the back of the prop.
Hand the props out and get snap happy!
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Tie and bowtie
Instructions
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Print this sheet onto thick paper or card.
Cut around the edges of each image.
Punch two holes in the tie as indicated.
Attach the tie around your neck by threading string or
elastic through the holes. Make sure it’s not too tight.
Step 5. Strut around the office in your new corporate tie.
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Sun visor
Instructions
Step 1. Print this sheet onto thick
paper or card.
Step 2. Cut around the edge of the visor.
Step 3.Punch two holes as indicated.
Step 4. Join the ends with a piece
of string or elastic.
Step 5. Look cool in your new sun visor.
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Hand-waver flag
Instructions
Step 1. Print the hand-waver flag template on the next two pages onto thick paper or card.
Step 2.Cut around the flag.
Step 3. Stick the front and back of the flag together.
Step 4. Fold along the dotted line.
Step 5. Use glue or sticky tape to attach a stick into the fold.
Step 6. Press the flap down over the stick and tape it to the back of the flag.
Step 7.Wave your flag proudly.
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Queensland Day bunting
Instructions
Step 1. Print out the bunting template on the next two pages as many times
as you want (each page equals about a metre of bunting).
Step 2. Cut around each flag.
Step 3.Tape the blank side of the flags to a length of string along the dotted line.
Leave a 10cm space between each flag.
Step 4. Fold over the back flap along the dotted line and tape down.
Step 5.Hang the bunting to show your state pride on Queensland Day.
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Ideas for celebrating
Queensland Day
in your workplace, community,
school or with family and friends.
Queensland dress
Guess how many in a jar
Encourage everyone to wear maroon to make your
celebration a true Queensland Day event. For the
die‑hard Queenslanders, dress up as famous
Queenslanders or iconic landmarks. The more creative
the better!
Fill a jar with banana or pineapple lollies. Have everyone
guess how many are inside. Winner takes all!
Keep it local
Try to make dishes that are a celebration of Queensland.
Why not use bananas, mangoes or pineapples as the key
ingredients. You could make damper, grill barramundi
on the BBQ, make prawn skewers or treat everyone to
meat pies. Areas that are renowned for their produce
include Maleny dairy, Darling Downs beef, Moreton Bay
bugs and Bowen mangoes.
Change of scene
Host your lunch or morning tea in a different space.
Go to the park and have a Queensland Day picnic.
Decorate your space
Challenge each team in the workplace or classroom
in the school to decorate their space for Queensland Day.
Judge each space and declare a winner.
Cooking competition
Who makes the best pineapple upside down cake at your
workplace, in your community or in your family? Are you
a lamington whiz? Up the ante and turn your Queensland
Day event into a competition. Have everyone bring along
dishes inspired by Queensland, secretly score each dish
and declare a winner.
Dish up some history
Do some research on your dish and share fun facts with
everyone. Did you know lamingtons are believed to be
named after Lord Lamington, who served as Governor
of Queensland from 1896 to 1901?
Office cricket
Celebrate our state’s
birthday with a
Queensland Day Test.
The workplace cricket competition can be fierce so,
like any good cricket match, make sure you break for lunch!
A safe game is a good game, so make sure you abide
by your workplace’s occupational health and safety rules.
What you need
• 1 x soft ball (a stress ball is ideal)
• 1 x cricket bat (a ruler or a lever-arch folder would suffice)
• 2 x wickets (rubbish bins work best)
• an umpire to officiate and record the scores.
How to play
1. Collectively agree on a scoring system that suits your
workplace layout. The photocopier might be worth four
points and the boss’ door or the coffee machine might
be worth six points.
2. Make a pitch by placing rubbish bins at either end.
3. One player bowls the ball to the batter (gently).
4. If the batter hits the ball (gently) they have to run—
each run between the wickets scores one point.
5. If the bowler hits the wicket behind the batter,
the batter is out.
6. If the batter hits the ball they can be run out at either
end of the wicket.
7. A one-handed catch off the wall or ceiling means the
player is out.
8. The batter must retire after scoring 30 points.
9. The bowler has a six-ball over and the task is rotated
so all players have a chance to bat, bowl and field.
10.Each wicket the bowler or fielder takes is worth five
points to their score.
Thong throwing
competition
Thong throwing is an ancient
and noble sport believed to have
stemmed from the convict era.
Back then, convict players would throw their thongs at the
guards. If they managed to score a direct hit they were
crowned the ultimate thong throwing champion (and would
spend a year in solitary confinement).
Nowadays, thong throwing has been modernised for the
workplace or backyard environment. The aim of the game
is to score as many points as you can by throwing the thong
at a rubbish bin—not at your boss! The person with the
highest score wins.
A safe game is a good game, so make sure you abide
by your workplace’s occupational health and safety rules.
What you need
• a throwing line—such as masking tape or a line drawn
with chalk
• empty rubbish bin/s (as many as you like depending
on how complex you want your game)
• a thong (standard issue rubber thong; the same thong
must be used for all players)
• an umpire to record each player’s scores and ensure
all rules are adhered to.
How to play
1. Place your bin/s at varying distances from the marked
throwing area.
2. Allocate points to each bin in accordance with the
distance and level of difficulty, with consideration given
to obstacles that may be in the way. Consider giving
half-points if a player hits the outside of the bin but
the thong does not go in.
3. Each player gets five consecutive throws of the
thong on their turn.
4. Each time a player gets their thong into a bin
(or hits the bin) their score is recorded.
5. After a player has had their five throws, their score
is tallied.
6. When each player has their turn the person with the
highest score is crowned the Queensland Day Thong
Throwing Champion (and no solitary confinement
this time).
Pin the landmark
on the map
Think you know your state pretty
well? How about with a blindfold
on? This Queensland version of
pin the tail on the donkey might
not be as easy as you think.
What you need
• print-out of the map provided—preferably A3 size
or larger
• landmark cut-outs provided—enough for all participants
• bluetac or double-sided tape
• blindfold
• pens to write names on each cut-out
• someone to spin the players.
How to play
1. Hang the map on a wall at an appropriate height for
all players.
2. Prepare the landmark cut-outs with each person’s
name and some bluetac or double-sided tape.
3. Each player takes a turn to be blindfolded, spun three
times and pointed in the direction of the map.
4. The player must attempt to attach their cut-out in the
correct position on the map.
5. Once each player has had a turn, the player with the
cut-out closest to the correct position wins.
Thursday Island pearls
Stanthorpe
Barrier Reef Anemone Fish
Bowen mango
Fraser Island
Big Pineapple
Stockman’s Hall of Fame
Longreach
Birdsville
Hughenden
Muttaburrasaurus
Burketown
Mount Isa Rodeo
Charleville Bilby
Carnarvon Gorge
Rockhampton
Magnetic Island
Cooktown Orchid
Cairns Skyrail
Boulia Opal
Queensland
find-a-word
What you need
• A pen and find-a-word sheet for each competitor.
How to play
1. Give each player a find-a-word sheet and pen.
Be the first person to find
all of the words and win.
2. Say ‘ready, set, search!’.
3. Each competitor circles as many
Queensland words as they can.
4. The competitor who finishes the
word search first is the winner.
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GREAT BARRIER REEF
COOKTOWN ORCHID
GOVERNOR BOWEN
QUEENSLAND DAY
FRASER ISLAND
CAPTAIN COOK
SHIP CLARENCE
ANEMONE FISH
WHITSUNDAY
CELEBRATE
CANE TOAD
SUNSHINE
SAPPHIRE
BIRTHDAY
BEACH
DAINTREE
BROLGA
BIG MANGO
BANANA
MAROON
SIX JUNE
KOALA
QLD
STATE OF ORIGIN
Queensland
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Queensland
words list
GREAT BARRIER REEF
COOKTOWN ORCHID
GOVERNOR BOWEN
QUEENSLAND DAY
FRASER ISLAND
CAPTAIN COOK
SHIP CLARENCE
ANEMONE FISH
WHITSUNDAY
CELEBRATE
CANE TOAD
SUNSHINE
SAPPHIRE
BIRTHDAY
BEACH
DAINTREE
BROLGA
BIG MANGO
BANANA
MAROON
SIX JUNE
KOALA
QLD
STATE OF ORIGIN
Find ‘QUEENSLAND’
Find all the letters in ‘Queensland’
in the image. Answers on back page.
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Make sure each team has an answer sheet and a pen.
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Answers
Think you know your Queensland
Reds from your Queensland
Maroons? Your Margaret Olley from
your Margot Robbie? Challenge your
co‑workers, family or friends to the
Queensland quiz and find out
who knows the most about our
great state.
How to play
1. Riversleigh Fossil Fields
2. 4 million people
3. Yes, in Winton.
4. Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert
5. Audax at Fidelis
6. Bold but faithful
7. True
8. a. Animal – Koala
b. Aquatic – Anemone Fish (clown fish)
c. Floral – Cooktown Orchid
d. Gem – Sapphire
e. Bird – Brolga
9. Munga-Thirri National Park
10.Longreach
11.Cameron Corner
12.T he University of Queensland
13.d. The Dish
14.c. 2300 kilometres
15.c.57705
16.(a) 1907
17. Brisbane
18.4677
19.(a) Elston
20.Brisbane
21.Turtles
22.Four
23.True
24.158 years
25.Tourism and Hospitality
Queensland quiz
Queensland quiz questions
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Put away your phones, tablets and all other devices, get
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1. Which of these is a World Natural Heritage area?
a. Riversleigh Fossil Fields
b. North Stradbroke Island
c. Mount Tamborine
d. Mount Kootha
2. H
ow many people live in Queensland to the closest
million?
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3. Is it true that Waltzing Matilda was first publically sung
in Queensland?
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4. Who was the state’s first premier?
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5. What is the state’s motto?
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6. What does the motto mean?
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7. True or False:
Queensland is home to the largest sand island?
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8. List the five emblems of our state for the below
categories:
a.Animal
b.Aquatic
c.Floral
d.Gem
e.Bird
9. What is the name of Queensland’s largest national park?
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10.Where was QANTAS established?
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11.What is the name of the point where the boundary
lines of Queensland, South Australia and New South
Wales meet?
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12.Which university was Queensland’s first?
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13.Which of the following films was not shot
in Queensland?
a. Thor: Ragnarok
b.Scooby-Doo
c. Inspector Gadget 2
d. The Dish
14.How far does the Great Barrier Reef stretch?
a. 2900 kilometres
b. 2500 kilometres
c. 2300 kilometres
d. None of the above
15.How many Queensland men and women served
in the First World War?
a.32,845
b.52,980
c.57,705
d.56,975
16.When did women first vote in a Queensland election?
a.1907
b.1901
c.1912
d.1918
17. Where was World Expo 88 held?
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18.What is the postcode for 1770?
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19.What was the original name of Surfers Paradise?
a.Elston
b.Tilton
c.Lontin
d.Lawston
20.Which city does the band Sheppard call home?
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21.Mon Repos, on the coast of Bundaberg, supports
the largest concentration on the eastern Australian
mainland of which animal?
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22.How many Queenslanders have been Prime Minister?
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23.True or False: Was Queensland the first state to abolish
the death penalty?
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24.How old is Queensland this year?
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25.What is Queensland’s largest industry?
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