With so much going on at Cooroy Fusion Festival, it would be easy to forget to visit Cooroy’s award-winning library on Saturday 11 May. But that would be a mistake and not just because Cooroy Library was listed as one of the six coolest libraries in the world, but also because there is so much happening inside!
In the Community Access Lounge, there is the popular Lego Lounge where you might even win a prize for your creation. You can also launch into hands on, take home STEAM activities with catapults and helicopters!
In the Kid’s Area is the very popular Old Macdonald’s Animal Farm sponsored by Cooroy Country Menswear and Jeanery. Get up close and cuddle with all your favourite barn yard buddies. At 10.30am the little kids from 0 to 5 years, can enjoy singing, dancing, instrument play with songs, rhymes and movement activities with a Music2Grow Family Music Session.
In the newly designed Cooroy Makerspace be inspired to explore and create with simulated three dimensional world of virtual reality painting, 3D prints and learning to sew a scrunchie.
In the Library Community Lounge there is Cooroy Tai Chi at 10am, a book sale by Friends of Mill Place and the Mill Place Retail Store with beautifully handcrafted wares created in the precinct.
Even the roof of the library has some fun with a jumping castle and a great spot to take a break and catch the views around town.
Around the festival site you will also see the First Forever 5 book bike peddling the importance of talking, playing, singing and reading to young children and in the Community Stall Area you will find a Library Pop-Up Book Shop and meet some of the talented wordsmiths that live in our local area. Books will be on sale with authors available to sign your copy including Donna Cameron, Joan Tourner, Kallie Harriden, Lidia Kairdos, Anne Miller, Emily Larkin, Rita Chapman and Emma Middleton.
Cooroy Fusion Festival includes a huge program of fun throughout town including stalls and entertainment at Apex Park, lots of fun in Cooroy Library and The Butter Factory Arts Centre; the Noosa District Orchid Society Annual Show at the CWA Hall; the Lifeline Denim Sale at Cooroy Memorial Hall; and woodworking displays at the Cooroora Woodworkers and Cooroy Camphor Laurel Group in Lower Mill Road.
This event couldn’t be held without the support of volunteers and sponsors including Noosa Council, Cooroy Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank, Tourism Noosa, Cooroy Super IGA, Cooroy Country Menswear & Jeanery, Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Wythes Real Estate, Cooroy Rag, Fiducian Financial Services Noosa Hinterland, Sutton’s Cleaning, Cooroy Camphor Laurel, Fiona Winter Realty, Cooroy Service Centre RACQ, Gelignite Jacks, Sunny Coast Accountants, Mower & ATV Solutions, Cartwright Lawyers, Cooroy RSL, Greenwood Grove, John Madill Toyota, Noosa Arts Theatre, Jim’s Building Inspections Cooroy, Cooroy Hotel, McDermott Aviation, Cooroy Landscape Supplies, SPM Law, Max Watterson & Associates, The Clay Shed, Cooroy Chamber of Commerce, Firefly Solutions, Permaculture Noosa, Noosa Landcare, Unity Water, Bunnings Noosaville and Plastic Free Noosa.
All the information and the full program for the day can be found at the festival website at www.cooroyfusionfestival.com.au.