{"id":21208,"date":"2019-01-02T15:14:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T04:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=21208"},"modified":"2019-01-02T21:02:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T10:02:50","slug":"big-red-man-on-fire-during-torquay-and-jan-juc-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/big-red-man-on-fire-during-torquay-and-jan-juc-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Big red man on fire during Torquay and Jan Juc run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS year\u2019s CFA Santa Run in Torquay and Jan Juc on Christmas Eve was the best yet, with a large number of people turning out at each stop.<\/p>\n<p>Torquay Fire Brigade Santa Run Coordinator Louise Turner said the turnout for the fourth year was much improved on the previous three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is only our 4th year of doing this and it has been a little slow in taking off. 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