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Dragon fruit farmers juggle full-time jobs while expanding their plantation in Central Queensland

What started as a humble hobby for Sue and Gary Lee, has turned into a 3,000-plant dragon fruit farm supplying fresh produce from central Queensland to Melbourne.

The exotic, bright-coloured fruit comes in more than 100 varieties, which require night-time hand pollination.

The Lees knew nothing about the tropical fruit until tasting it on a trip to Vietnam seven years ago.

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