FOR one Bushfield family, putting up the Christmas display on their property is a bonding experience.
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The Hopkins Highway display features a dear Santa letter box, Santa riding a forklift, Santa on a boat, lit up Christmas decorations, an archway and more.
Richard McPherson said it took two weeks for the family to put it together.
"I love having the children come past to see it as they've had a tough couple of years," he told The Standard.
Mr McPherson said an addition to this year's display was a Merry Christmas sign which he and his son put together and an archway using piping and fairy lights. "We did the same with a bell last year," he said.
Mr McPherson said the family had presented displays for almost 20 years, which included three years at their current home and 16 years at their previous home in Grassmere.
His wife, Tanya, said putting the Christmas lights up was a bonding experience for her husband and their children.
The display is erected around the first week of December, remaining up until around the new year.
"When our children (who live outside of the region) came home for the weekend the lights were coming out of the shed," she said.
"I was seeing boxes of Christmas decorations that I'd never seen before. "It was like cases of beer spilling out of the shed."
Check out the family's display at 574 Hopkins Hwy, Bushfield. The family have requested that anyone who stops by to view the display parks outside the property safely, but said visitors were more than welcome to walk down the driveway.
If you're interested in sharing your Christmas lights display with the community, email lillian.altman@warrnamboolstandard.com.au with the address and a description.
Check out this display on Maneroo Road in Warrnambool that cars are lining up for.
