It started before the sun was up.
Parents - mums and dads - in the dark marking out their "patch", erecting marquees and shelters, preparing for a long day ahead.
By 8.30am the Pinklands courts were a sea of people, car parks were impossible to find, and the first games were under way.
Welcome to the Redlands’ Netball Association's annual carnival.
Sunday's event attracted more than 100 teams - half from local affiliated clubs and the remaining 50-odd from nearby, including Helensvale, Goodna, Bulimba and Daisy Hill.
