The Year of the Snake is officially here with thousands of Queenslanders welcoming Chinese New Year.
Huge crowds packed into Surfers Paradise, for the chance to take part in chopstick competitions and wear traditional outfits.
Organisers used the day to raise money for victims of the State’s recent floods.
“In this time it’s time for us to do some donations and raise some money for people who really need it.”
Brisbane wasn’t without a big party.
Fortitude Valley was a blanket of colour and everything Chinese.
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